"Wisdom principle 48 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 100."

"It is a timeless truth that knowledge is the gathering of scattered facts; wisdom is the synthesis of lived experience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."

"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense."

"A courageous heart knows that the true master is an eternal student."

"My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school!"

"I have always loved astronomy, and being an astronomer once lurked in the back of my mind. But I was never good at algebra. In fact, I flunked it twice in high school."