I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.

I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.

It's an abnormal world I live in. I don't belong anywhere. It's like I'm floating down the middle. I'm never quite sure where I am.