"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."

"In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first."

"A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years."

"We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries."

"It is a quiet truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that joy is found not in possessing, but in appreciating."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"The present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."