"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"The darkest nights often reveal that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"The silent observer understands that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are."

"The canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Reason respects the differences, and imagination the similitudes of things."

"Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted."