Admiration provides no saving grace for the inconvenient.

— A.J. Darkholme

A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses of the present must be accepted - and cut - to preserve the gains and providence of the future.

— A.J. Darkholme

All things are possible; if something seems like it’s not, it’s only because enough people aren't being deceived into the possibilities yet.

— A.J. Darkholme

Always hear others out and remain open-minded the day you think you know everything is the day you have the most yet to learn.

— A.J. Darkholme

Always think at least two steps ahead [in everything, with everyone].

— A.J. Darkholme

A man is no more than breath until his breath fashions the words that others cannot forget.

— A.J. Darkholme

A man shouldn't bite the hand that feeds him, even if another holds out a golden spoon to him as reward after his betrayal.

— A.J. Darkholme

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 sweep it under a rug where it doesn't go away with time – it becomes time itself, and takes on the illusion of life as we think we know it.

— A.J. Darkholme

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

— A.J. Darkholme

Awareness is not a prerequisite for change.

— A.J. Darkholme