"To master the mind is to understand that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the true master is an eternal student."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Creativity is seeing what everyone has seen, but thinking what no one else thought. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."