“The only real failure in life is one not learned from.”

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”

“The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet.”

“Never stop learning knowledge doubles every fourteen months.”

“Don't fear change - embrace it.”

“The seeking of a mate shall be undertaken with due preparation and care. A life-bond should never be contemplated as a light thing--unlike a legal union or sanctified joining, the sealing of souls ...”

“I dont have cookie-cutter relationships, Rumi. Women arent iPhone apps that I download and discard!”

“In advising the heads of state to learn from tragedy rather than perpetuate its existence Robert Kennedy excalimed, "Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live." ...”

“Every treasure is guarded by dragons. That's how you can tell it's valuable.”

“When I was 14 or 15, our teacher introduced us to Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities.' It was just for entertainment - we read it aloud - and all of a sudden it became a treasure.”

“Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.”