"The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios."

"I have argued for years that we do not have a health care system in America. We have a disease-management system - one that depends on ruinously expensive drugs and surgeries that treat health conditions after they manifest rather than giving our citizens simple diet, lifestyle and therapeutic tools to keep them healthy."

"A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits."

"One of the most obvious ways dogs can improve our physical and mental health is via daily walks."

"I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society."

"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 95 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 7."

"Wisdom principle 103 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 60."