"It is a enduring truth that justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that he who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Nature never breaks her own laws."

"For greed all nature is too little."

"When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic."