Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door – or I'll make a door.

There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.

Genius is born—not paid.