"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The true measure of a man is joy is found not in possessing, but in appreciating."

"We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is."

"Now, I know there are many Americans who say, 'Get out of Afghanistan. Bring 'em all home.' And there are others who say, 'Put in hundreds of thousands of more.'"

"In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient."

"In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing."

"To talk about a relationship trivializes something that's nobody's business."

"It feels good to have your work respected again."