"Rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '&pound10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"It is a subtle truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense."

"The education of women is the best way to save the environment."

"What charitable 1 percenters can't do is assume responsibility - America's national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts."