Alpha Four Quotes

I cannot see the future, but I can tell you that opportunities, good and bad, don't ask permission before opening the door and hauling us through.

Talking big in dark corners seldom achieves anything other than getting you into trouble.

For me, it's too late,
Don't suffer my fate.
I once walked the earth
Inert to life's worth.
Routine, my shield,
I loathed foreign field.
Too late did I wake up
To drink from life's cup.
Be bold in life,
Do not shun strife.
Soon you will be here
And lost, all you hold dear.

A man's perspective is limited by the brevity of his existence.
Even living deliberately, how far up can we reach?
Standing on our miniscule patch of time, how far into the future can we see? How much of the past can one truly understand?

Yet, only a recreant spends their precious drops of sand before dropping back
into the abyss lounging in indulgence, not striving for understanding, knowledge,
answers that those of us
scourged/consecrated with consciousness
should seek with unconquerable passion.

The significance of each change of season is easily buried in the smallest of life's mundanities and trivialities. Yet, the true consequence of time's passage is there, blaring within the subtle disguise of a whisper for all who would listen.

Of his body the most vulnerable, and the easiest to attack, is the mind. Defeat your enemy's mind and you conquer their will to fight.

Move through life as if every one of your actions will echo forever.

Once metal hits metal and battle begins no one wishes they had practiced less!

Words spoken from spite corrode hearts, especially for the one talking.

The bells of defeat strike the unprepared.

Each precious here and now moment is your life. What you do every day, in the present, that is the story and substance of your life.

You must practice until you see everything about the entire conflict: the location of the fight, your opponents mind, body and spirit.

Not much changes if sleep is where you live out your dreams. Start living your dreams out in the day and sleep becomes a time of rest from living rather than an escape from life.

The sacrifice of victory occurs years before the war begins. Once the battle starts it is too late.

Understanding how fragile the human experience is, and grasping your inevitable demise, if you allow it, will guide your life decisions and inspire you to a greater existence.

A glimmer of hope, even a small one lingering tantalizingly far in the future, can help you face the trials in between.

Jealousy has a way of clouding logic.

War always costs more than you expect. Hostility takes over every facet of your accustomed life. It worms and digs its way into each tiny crevice, spreading, ripping, and shredding everything that is familiar. Eventually, fighting congeals and reforms itself into a living, breathing reality that consumes everything you knew.

Books are magical keys to open up worlds and change perspectives.

Adaptability and innovation are the root of victory. Chaos and fear are the birth of defeat.