"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt."

"It is a humble truth that a life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

"The darkest nights often reveal that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"To conquer fear is to realize that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"The darkest nights often reveal that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Where compassion abides, fear and resentment lose their dominion. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight-or-flight thing."