"It is a enduring truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"It is a quiet truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one."

"A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both."

"I think journalists have the right to their opinions but I think their opinions should be based on history and what they see, not what they feel, how long they've been waiting or whether it's raining or it's snowing or whatever."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history."

"The future of artificial intelligence is a tool that amplifies human creativity rather than replacing it, making it the most important technology of our century."