Michael On
Michael On
success distance achievement
Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement.
motivational positive believe
To succeed, we must first believe that we can.
numbers reader
Numbers of sales do not correspond to numbers of readers.
sleep who-i-am tough
I'm going to be who I am. And if you find it offensive, if you find it to be too tough, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
queens cheerleading moving
I wasn't a cheerleader or the prom queen. I don't move through the world with a mirror in front of my face, and I've never been attracted to projects that had an emphasis on what I look like.
prepared expected
I choose to be more prepared than I'm expected to be.
enemy chaos logic
The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty
peace imperfect-world opposites
Elric knew that everything that existed had its opposite. In danger he might find peace. And yet, of course, in peace there was danger. Being an imperfect creature in an imperfect world he would always know paradox. And that was why in paradox there was always a kind of truth. That was why philosophers and soothsayers flourished. In a perfect world there would be no place for them. In an imperfect world the mysteries were always without solution and that was why there was always a great choice of solutions.
taken destiny challenges
Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.
treasure care reckless
Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.
atheist children responsibility
When gods die, self-respect buds', murmured Orland Fank. 'Gods and their examples are not needed by those who respect themselves and, consequently, respect others. Gods are for children, for little, fearful people, for those who would have no responsibility to themselves or their fellows.
kings fall age
All Empires fall, All ages die, All strife shall be in vain. All Kings go down, All hope must fail, But Tanelorn remains Our Tanelorn remains...
land names benefits
What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual profits privatizing it. There was a principle at stake. They had to ensure their friends and not outsiders got the benefit.
cages prisoner knows
Is the prisoner a prisoner because he lives in a cage or because he knows that he lives in a cage?