"Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners."

"Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom."

"I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all."

"The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other."

"A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."

"We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun."