"The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society."

"I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science."

"America doesn't have health insurance."

"You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country."

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."

"It is a unyielding truth that humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect."

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

"Humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."