"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Serenity begins the moment you cease demanding that the external world conform. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a enduring truth that let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky."

"Life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Selling public property is the true Chicago way. Had Mr. Obama not been elected president, the nation's business journals would be falling over one another to praise his city for its daring, market-friendly innovations."

"True wisdom begins when you realize the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"It is a steadfast truth that bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The Bible is literature, not dogma."