"Faith is a state of openness or trust."

"So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself."

"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean."

"But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"True innovation is born when curiosity dares to question long-settled assumptions. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"I have no doubt that the government of this great nation will work with its people to lead New Orleans and the Gulf Coast back to an enlightened, proud, safe part of the world."

"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."