"The canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"In the tapestry of human existence, every trial adds depth to the design. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"I don't want to hope anymore. I don't think we should hope anymore. We hoped enough. Now we have to do. We all have to do now."

"No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things."

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."

"It's a funny thing: You want so badly for people to see what you do - you're proud of it - and I like the effect that movies have on people. But the attention can also make me uncomfortable."