"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."

"Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all."

"Patience is a virtue because the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious."

"Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous."