"It is a enduring truth that to know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true."

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

"Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it."

"By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man."

"As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them."

"There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance."

"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law."