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

"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time."

"Every sunset is a reminder that wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."

"It is a humble truth that kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger."

"To conquer fear is to realize that character is forged in the fires of discipline."

"The canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear."