Quotes by A.J. Darkholme

People fear what they do not understand.

Anything you dream [can] be yours simply because youve focused on the steps you could take instead of the distance to get there.

Never give up on the possibilities or accept what is when you can see it for what it could be.

If something needs to be done, do it. If something needs to be said, say it.

The values most important to us are always the most easily exploitable.

Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it’s best to avoid such things altogether.

We are creatures of habit more than we are creatures of change.

Sometimes the heart can hear what the ears do not.

What separates us into engineers and robots, puppeteers and puppets, kings and pawns, is not the status we hold at any given time among others - status is irrelevant; it is the level of ever-present awareness we have of a grey-matter tailors tools [of flattery, persuasion, and cunning.]

Our knees get dusty from time to time, but when they touch the ground, we must never allow the dust to convince us that our submission in that moment is the acceptance of our defeat for an entire lifetime.

Sometimes you just need to know when a fight is best saved for another day when the odds are more in your favour.

Greed robs you of more value than the price of what youve gained.

Let your fear drive you to evolve into greatness.

You believe stealing is wrong, but if your family was starving and could not afford bread, wouldnt you say it’s okay to steal a loaf to feed them?

We stay the same as weve always been, keeping to the path weve walked our whole lives. Paths that carry so much importance and perceived stability that we are utterly convinced it is the only one to walk – that anyone not walking it with us is being misled.

If someone was going to kill someone dear to you, and you could stop that person by killing them instead, would you kill them, knowing it was an effective way to save your loved one?

Our destinations are Booleans – we reach them or we don’t – but our journeys are spectrums, because there are so many paths we can take to our destination that make getting there that much better.

There is stability in walking an uncertain path, because you never allow yourself to be misled by what you think you know.

[If you] give into your [emotional] illusions, and you will find yourself lost in a maze with no exits, nor entrances, but winding paths that lead you in circles so many times that you grow familiar and comfortable with the very place you shouldnt be in.

The amount of gold someone has is never the issue, but rather the love of it and the want of more for personal gain that consumes the hearts of many good people.