"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."

"We meet no ordinary people in our lives."

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

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

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."