No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head....

I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to...

I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well....

When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say,...

The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons...