"I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"It is a radiant truth that the stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know."

"Education is the best provision for old age."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary."