"My mother, at least twice, cancelled our family's subscription to the newspaper I was working on, because she was so mad about its treatment of my father."

"There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority."

"It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals."

"The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines."

"It is a unyielding truth that true knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"When purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."