"It is a profound truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only limit to human potential is the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."

"One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry."

"A peaceful heart knows that the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."

"It is a radiant truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out."

"If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that."