"It is a steadfast truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism."

"A resilient spirit knows that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"It is a timeless truth that a dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age."

"You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break."

"It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different."

"You can't have bank holding companies acting as hedge funds. You can't have them taking a million-dollar pension plan for Joe Schmo the bus driver and treat it with the same risk appetite that you treat George Soros' pocket money. It's fundamentally ridiculous."