"It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone."

"Do not let your ambitions become a sanctuary for your failures."

"It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom."

"If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves."

"It is a humble truth that vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos."

"An idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part."

"It is a profound truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism — an essential principle for the reflective life."