"Wisdom principle 14 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 84."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."

"Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."

"What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent."

"I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do."