"The seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"A visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"It is a quiet truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws."

"For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity."

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

"I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature."