"It is a profound truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"To love truly means recognizing that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts."

"He who can take no interest in what is small, will take false interest in what is great…; he who cannot make a bank sublime, will make a mountain ridiculous."

"To live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I think that 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' was mentally taxing, if only because I had to go to a Christmas party shortly after I had wrapped photography in Romania at two in the morning as the Ghost Rider. The invitation had a Christmas ornament on it with Ghost Rider's face on it as a tree."