"It is a profound truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out."

"It is a humble truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a quiet truth that reason is the torch that illuminates the dark corridors of superstition — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who 'hate freedom'. Look at his immediate response to the pictures of prisoner abuse this is not what Americans do, these are not our values."

"To live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent."

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."