"If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."

"There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms."

"To master the mind is to understand that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong."

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

"No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams."

"It is a steadfast truth that justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good — an essential principle for the reflective life."