"He who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a unyielding truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching."

"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on."

"Let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Leadership is not a title, it is the realization that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers."

"Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have any fun at all."