A.J. Darkholme

Quotes

• “The power of an idea is never to be underestimated. Many a thought has survived long after its host has ceased to be. It...”
• “We are but cells living in a much larger organism, however, this does not make our existence less significant – for an o...”
• “Trust is not a gasoline-soaked blanket that succumbs to the matches of betrayal, never able to be used for its warmth ag...”
• “Gaining satisfaction through accomplishments is and will always be a slippery slope, because there will come a time when...”
• “Our emotions hold more power over us than blade or poison alike. To embrace freely the entire spectrum of our emotions i...”
• “Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, a...”
• “Love is one of the most motivating and self-defining forces in our lives, whether we turn from it or allow ourselves to ...”
• “Some people experience a life-changing sensation that transforms how they see the world after a near-death experience, b...”
• “Every choice in life sets us on a different path and carries its own set of “what ifs” and consequences that we could wo...”
• “Power and influence: things that should be obtained not for means of greed, nor pride, nor ego, but rather to ensure tha...”
• “What separates us into engineers and robots, puppeteers and puppets, kings and pawns, is not the status we hold at any g...”
• “We’re all blurry-eyed wanderers of time, and the unfortunance of it all is that we’d probably all go on to do great thin...”
• “It’s amazing how just dressing differently can affect your influence; dress like a beggar and your assumed poverty gains...”
• “It’s true what they say, that words are the true weapons. Those who fight with steel are limited to the strength of thei...”
• “If you refuse to accept what is, and choose to see what could be, then you set a course for yourself that makes others t...”
• “Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vu...”
• “Though there is much we still want, there is much we already have, and that means we have much to lose as well. It’s tha...”
• “Anything you don’t want to deal with can always be written off as being “in the past” and ignored, but in doing so, you ...”
• “We stay the same as we've always been, keeping to the path we've walked our whole lives. Paths that carry so much import...”
• “Perhaps we don’t progress, because there are so many views – so many paths to peace and happiness – that we get hung up ...”
• “[If you] give into your [emotional] illusions, and you will find yourself lost in a maze with no exits, nor entrances, b...”
• “If you plan for failure, then you are expecting to fail. If you plan for success, you’ll be successful. Once you start m...”
• “Your biggest dreams can become reality, not by brute-forcing the end-goal, but breaking it down into smaller, more manag...”
• “There is immense power in an idea, because it unites people. It motivates them toward change. But the real power lies in...”
• “When all seems hopeless and all has gone silent, that’s Destiny turning down the music so that all may hear our response...”
• “Like waking up in our home one night to find ourselves in a blazing fire, we must be arsonists of emotion, forcing ourse...”
• “Without purpose and meaning in our lives, we banish ourselves to wander this plane of existence with self-destructive te...”
• “We must humble ourselves before [others] so we may learn from what others have lived. It is only when we have added thei...”
• “You must always focus on and pursue the good, but when that darkness surges up from within, you need to know how to hand...”
• “Our lives consist of a series of internal battles, deep within us, where weapons don't exist and technology is unable to...”
• “No matter where you go, there’s always something to deal with; if it’s not greed, it’s lust, or envy, or pride, or somet...”
• “What we don't often realize is that the rebirth and collapse of grand things do not begin with grand things at all, like...”
• “Just because someone is a keyholder, does not mean they will always help you unlock the door you want to go through – no...”
• “The power to give everything or take it all away is the inborn power contained in every confident woman’s grasp – the on...”
• “Sometimes it feels like you have nothing, or aren't going anywhere, but while you’re waiting for fortune to deliver you,...”
• “We all need to humble ourselves from time to time and expose ourselves to new perspectives and ideas, even those of the ...”
• “The most inefficient and self-harming thing a person can do is go out looking for love. Let it find you when the time is...”
• “A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses ...”
• “Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of i...”
• “We live our days in the microscopic, but something within us calls us to dream in the cosmic – every one of us. And with...”
• “Life is what you make it and legacy is what you leave it. Stop trying to be perfect, stop waiting for perfection to find...”
• “Every man walks his own path, and every path has its fair share of locked doors. You never know who holds the key to a d...”
• “Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting wit...”
• “Our knees get dusty from time to time, but when they touch the ground, we must never allow the dust to convince us that ...”
• “They say you can’t change the past despite the fact it never stops changing you – but that doesn't mean we have to sit b...”
• “When you give meaning to even the most meaningless of things around you, you will always stand to be taught something ne...”
• “Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someo...”
• “If your heart, mind, and actions are selfish, they will ultimately divide you, others, or entire [establishments]. When ...”
• “No army is comprised of all the same kinds of units or types of troops. There is power in diversity. If you always see o...”
• “Our destinations are Booleans – we reach them or we don’t – but our journeys are spectrums, because there are so many pa...”