"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."

"Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper."

"Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human."

"The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself."

"Life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what, in some measures, was the most lopsided election in American history with 61 percent."

"A heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time."