"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"It is a quiet truth that true innovation is born when curiosity dares to question long-settled assumptions."

"It is a profound truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm."

"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace."

"It is a quiet truth that courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless."