"Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it reasons, and calls this nature necessity, and can believe nothing else."

"The paradox of freedom is that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"True wisdom begins when you realize the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."

"Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists."

"I can't imagine people telling me what to do - I just can't imagine it."

"We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him."

"It is a humble truth that we do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."