"It is a profound truth that creativity is seeing what everyone has seen, but thinking what no one else thought — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"In the tapestry of human existence, every trial adds depth to the design. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek."

"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead."

"I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial."

"The greenest home is the one you don't build. If you really want to save the Earth, move in with another family and share a house that's already built. Better yet, live in the forest and eat whatever the squirrels don't want."