"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude."

"Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things."

"When I was eight, I would look at the cover of the 'Ghost Rider' comic book in my little home in Long Beach, California, and I couldn't get my head around how something that scary could also be good. To me it was my first philosophical awakening - 'How is this possible, this duality?'"

"When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints."

"One ought every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."