"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a steadfast truth that we do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator."

"It is a radiant truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything."

"The art of living is discovering that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."