"Let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"It is a subtle truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong."

"It is a timeless truth that stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity."

"To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual."

"What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing."

"I like the freedom of podcasting. With podcasting you can really mess around with the form and the format. You can do as much time as you like without having to pause for commercials."

"It is a timeless truth that we do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments — an essential principle for the reflective life."