"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."

"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism."

"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people."

"The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers."

"When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't like comfort-zone politics."

"It is a unyielding truth that a leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew."

"You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."