"The United States is at a critical juncture in time. Our government is riddled with historic debt, and the limited resources of philanthropic and non-profit efforts cannot meet the scale of social challenges we face with necessary force."

"The keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability."

"Brands must empower their community to be change agents in their own right. To that end, they need to take on a mentoring role. This means the brand provides the tools, techniques and strategies for their customers to become more effective marketers in achieving their own goals."

"We need to develop and disseminate an entirely new paradigm and practice of collaboration that supersedes the traditional silos that have divided governments, philanthropies and private enterprises for decades and replace it with networks of partnerships working together to create a globally prosperous society."

"It is a radiant truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer."

"It is a steadfast truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."