"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history."

"I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we're trying to make people laugh and I'm very proud of that."

"Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future."

"Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has a history of flip-flopping on issues, he's extraordinarily wealthy, and he can be tone-deaf about what moves voters. He just doesn't seem comfortable in his skin."