Contemporaries of Alexander Hamilton noticed "his conspicuous sense of self-possession, his unique combination of serenity and energy.

It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.

Adams had gone to Harvard, Jefferson to William and Mary. Washington had gone to war.

One major way to avoid shifting blames unto other people is to accept and agree that the efforts that turn the loads of your self- improvement have to turn on your own pivot.

We who are residing in a foreign country, away from the immediate scene of action, perhaps can feel more deeply than those at home the evil effects of the present distracted condition of our country.

Perhaps we have been guilty of some terminological inexactitudes.

I like too many different kinds of movies to only want to do one kind.

For my boyhood's friend hath fallen, the pillar of my trust, The true, the wise, the beautiful, is sleeping in the dust.

Some people are into position, not the mission.

I should have been glad to acquire some sort of idea of Hindu theology, ... but the difficulties were too great.

From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance.

The soul which cannot endure fire and smoke won't find the Secret.

When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy.