"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."

"It is a subtle truth that every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal this somehow 'excuses' what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money."

"Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that gratitude turns what we have into enough."