Top 120 A.J. Darkholme Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Sic vis pacem para bellum – if you want peace, prepare for war.”

— A.J. Darkholme

2. “The only way we succeed as a group is not simply following directions, but in keeping each other accountable for our actions.”

— A.J. Darkholme

3. “Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.”

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

— A.J. Darkholme

5. “Significant change requires significant sacrifice.”

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6. “Everything can be achieved through gradual steps – one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams... anything you wish to be different from the way it is.”

— A.J. Darkholme

7. “Let your fear drive you to evolve into greatness.”

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8. “The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.”

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9. “If you plan for failure, then you are expecting to fail. If you plan for success, you’ll be successful. Once you start making a ‘Plan B’, you distract from ‘Plan A’, and the moment you start believing there are other options, you start settling for less.”

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

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11. “Sometimes you just have to know when the battle you’re fighting is one best walked away from, than fought to the cold, bitter end.”

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12. “Words give inspiration, nothing more. You want redemption? The very thing you seek inspiration for? Fight for it like your life depended on it, because it always does.”

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13. “What’s the use in prolonging life if you don’t do anything with it?”

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14. “There is immense power in an idea, because it unites people. It motivates them toward change. But the real power lies in their unity, in coming together – if enough can be rallied to a cause, no matter how ridiculous, it will be seen and heard.”

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15. “Change isn’t always comfortable, but it always teaches us something of utmost importance – usually about ourselves – and we become better people for it.”

— A.J. Darkholme

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

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17. “Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer’s arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.”

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18. “Don’t let the fact you haven’t done something before convince you that you can’t do it, or that it cannot be done perfectly the first time you try your hand at it.”

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19. “Being an authority on paper does not immediately grant you authority over a group until it is earned by you and given by them.”

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20. “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 door you’ll need to open one day, so you best treat people as if they are all keyholders.”

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21. “The questions we don’t ask become the puzzles we don’t solve.”

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22. “We stay the same as we’ve always been, keeping to the path we’ve 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.”

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23. “Far too many people allow broken egos and wounded prides to convince them to seek justice before they seek understanding.”

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

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25. “Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers.”

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26. “Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening.”

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27. “What you withhold in this life will be withheld from you in the next.”

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28. “Seek counsel; though we are all skilled and experienced in many ways, no one can experience all that life has to offer in the limited time we are given in this world.”

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29. “Sometimes we exist long enough to lead the next generation; other times, only to plant a seed and let its resonations of our time here on Earth ripple into new waves.”

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30. “Your life is not a countdown to your death, but a stepping stone for the lives that will live after you. Squander today, and you will find yourself useless tomorrow.”

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31. “The strong will always rule the weak.”

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32. “If we are to be truly free, that freedom will come through cooperation and tolerance with one another.”

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33. “No army is comprised of all the same kinds of units or types of troops. There is power in diversity. If you always see only one choice, or use only one option, you will surely lose more than you win.”

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34. “We are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future.”

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35. “The path of destiny is not always paved smooth with gold.”

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36. “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.”

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37. “It’s true what they say, that words are the true weapons. Those who fight with steel are limited to the strength of their arm, the reach of their blade, and the timing of their strike; but those who fight with persuasion know no limits – not time, nor status, nor chance.”

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38. “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?”

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39. “The most fulfilling adventures happen when you start your journey without knowing where you’re going, because only then are you free to experience the unexpected detours you’re meant to take.”

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40. “When you’re looking for a needle in a haystack, don’t afraid to burn the haystack to save yourself from spending half your life picking through strands of straw.”

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41. “If you choose to keep your true face secret, then the people who know you by one mask, must never meet those who know you by another.”

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42. “The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.”

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43. “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 things if only we searched for what corrected and focused our vision instead of relying on our past – life’s grand kaleidoscope – to help us find our way forward.”

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44. “Our unity will always be a greater force with mixed ideals than if we demand that others change for us, to what we believe.”

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45. “When life brings you mountains, you don’t waste your time asking why; you spend your time climbing over them.”

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46. “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.”

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47. “Life is what you make it and legacy is what you leave it. Stop trying to be perfect, stop waiting for perfection to find you, and start making your environment a product of you instead of the other way around.”

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48. “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.”

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49. “Greatness is not a gift that one can give to another, but rather is a thief’s relic that we must take for ourselves.”

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50. “Memories are meant to serve you, not enslave you.”

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