The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.

A restless vitality wells up as we approach 30.

Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation.

As we reach midlife in the middle thirties or early forties, we are not prepared for the idea that time can run out on us, or for the startling truth that if we don't hurry to pursue our own definition of a meaningful existence, life can become a repetition of trivial maintenance duties.

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

The present never ages. Each moment is like a snowflake, unique, unspoiled, unrepeatable, and can be appreciated in its surprisingness.