"It is a enduring truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."

"The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments."

"I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court."

"There is always an easy solution to every problem - neat, plausible, and wrong."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left."