"It is a quiet truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority."

"It is a subtle truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a subtle truth that to live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people."

"The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government."