And read… read all the time… read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.

Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.

The fulfilling life, the distinctive life, the relevant life is an achievement. To do whatever you do for no reason other than you love it and believe in its importance.

You can't ride the chairlift and call yourself Edmund Hillary.

You are not your mind. You don’t have to believe the lies it tells you about yourself.

Life is hard. It is not too short, it is too long. But you have to learn how to live; you have to have a sense of humour.

My will exceeds my talents.

My love for those I love -- not many -- not very many, but don't I love them so?

My Friend is that one whom I can associate with my choicest thought.

This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.

We were awash in tiny attentions. Small gestures, words, empathies thought to be extinct came to life... We discovered the color of each other's eyes.

There are certain songs that I like to listen to at certain times of the day. For example, first thing in the morning I love listening to "Flamenco Sketches" off of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.

I'm a compulsive sneaker collector, mostly limited edition.

The worst advice in golf is, 'Keep your head down.'