"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a timeless truth that creativity is seeing what everyone has seen, but thinking what no one else thought."

"Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power."

"People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you."

"I try to act out of faith."

"The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on."