"It is a unyielding truth that art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"True wisdom begins when you realize the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap."

"Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true."

"There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state."

"I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coolest dad. He did everything for his kids, and he never made us feel like he was pressured. I know that it must be a great feeling to be a guy like that."