"It is a steadfast truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings."

"It is a profound truth that when purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"In the depths of adversity, every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"You're going to die. You're going to be dead. It could be 20 years, it could be tomorrow, anytime. So am I. I mean, we're just going to be gone. The world's going to go on without us. All right now. You do your job in the face of that, and how seriously you take yourself you decide for yourself."

"But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now."

"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."