"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing."

"It is a profound truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing."

"My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and that there's a higher power and an intelligence that's bigger than us and that we can rely on. It's not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support."

"Silence is a source of great strength."