"Wisdom principle 14 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 57."

"True authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To love truly means recognizing that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement."

"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."

"It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it."

"What charitable 1 percenters can't do is assume responsibility - America's national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts."

"Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered."