"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back."

"True innovation is born when curiosity dares to question long-settled assumptions. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth."

"I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear."

"To love deeply is to give someone the power to heal what words cannot reach. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"It is a radiant truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial."