"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only limit to human potential is the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"The moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty."

"It is a quiet truth that strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If you are giving a graduate course you don't try to impress the students with oratory, you try to challenge them, get them to question you."

"Fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: I will try once more tomorrow. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"My goal isn't to make money, it's to try and survive and make a point."