"It is a timeless truth that energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny."

"Wisdom principle 14 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 43."

"It is a humble truth that the distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy."

"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"Wisdom principle 41 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 85."

"Wisdom principle 42 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 90."

"Wisdom principle 88 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 22."