Give us common folk one taste of power, 
we're like the lion who tasted man. 
Nothing is ever so sweet again. 

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Sometimes tragedies are necessary 
to restore order & rational leadership. 

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We invest in endeavors we deem likely 
to be successful. 
- A fancy way of saying "bet". 

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I trust the eyes of an honest man 
more than I trust what everybody knows. 

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People's minds aren't made 
for problems that large. 

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After a single meeting, 
it's not a reasonable thing to ask. 

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A wise man once said that you should never believe a thing 
simply because you want to believe it. 

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Give him something by giving him nothing. 

Take a step toward a more productive relationship with a possible ally. 

Keep him occupied while we 
focus on the task at hand. 

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He enjoys talking. 
- We all enjoy what we're good at. 

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Fight every battle, everywhere, always, in your mind. 
Everyone is your enemy, 
everyone is your friend, 
every possible series of events is happening all at once. 
Live that way & nothing will surprise you. 
Everything that happens will be something that you've seen before. 

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It's all pieces now, fragments. 
I need to learn to see better. 

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There are always lessons in failures. 

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