"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked."

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country."

"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing."

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women."

"Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is affected from leadership styles, to organizational structure, to employee engagement, to customer service an marketplace."

"It is a profound truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I think the first duty of society is justice."