"It is a profound truth that kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"It is a radiant truth that art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person."

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

"A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could."

"I think that people who live in cultures without quite so much privilege, opportunity or grandiosity have a little bit more respect for the workings of destiny, and the limitations that people can find themselves in through no fault of their own."