"A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires."

"Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live."

"He who seeks peace must remember that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"Patience is a virtue because the purest joy is found in giving without expectation."

"It is a unyielding truth that vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos."

"It is a steadfast truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"It is a radiant truth that the spark of ambition becomes a blaze of accomplishment only through disciplined persistence."

"With reality TV, sometimes it's amazing chemistry and you get these gems that turn out to be everything you hoped, and the camera loves them and they just blossom on the show. And then sometimes it's not all you envision."