"Nobody until very recently would have thought that their husband was supposed to be their best friend, confidante, intellectual soul mate, co-parent, inspiration."

"I don't think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life."

"You know, why at the end of your life should you assemble thousands of pages of 'Why am I so sad, why am I so depressed?' Instead, assemble thousands of pages of why you're so content."

"Here's the thing: the unit of reverence in Europe is the family, which is why a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better chance of growing up in a house with both of his parents than a child born to a married couple in America. Here we revere the couple, there they revere the family."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the most profound truths are found in silence."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."

"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair."

"We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."