"Understanding reality is the most important thing because reality doesn't care what you want to be true."

"Truth is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes."

"One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts."

"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."

"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less."