"I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College."

"Wisdom principle 4 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 37."

"It is a steadfast truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school!"

"Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people?"

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."