"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."

"Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals."

"Either you run the day or the day runs you."

"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment."

"I always go for simplicity."

"It is a subtle truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 57 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 49."

"It is a timeless truth that breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass — an essential principle for the reflective life."