"It is a steadfast truth that a dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"True innovation is born when curiosity dares to question long-settled assumptions. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a steadfast truth that courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."

"Wisdom comes by disillusionment."

"I see 30 to 40 gallery shows a week, and no matter what kind of mood I'm in, no matter how bad the art is, I almost always feel better afterward. I can learn as much from bad art as from good."

"It is a timeless truth that when purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone."