"Prosperity isn't defined by money alone; it encompasses time, love, success, joy, comfort, beauty, and wisdom."

“Fifty million dollars is not to be sneezed at. Of course, I never catch cold.”

“Don't Shoot is a work of moral philosophy that reads like a crime novel - Immanuel Kant meets Joseph Wambaugh. It's a fascinating, inspiring, and wonderfully well written story of one man's quest to solve a problem no one thought could be solved: the scourge of inner city gang violence This is a vitally important work that has the potential to usher in a new era in policing.”

“The worst feeling: when you just have to wait and prepare yourself for the lie.”

Source : Gillian Flynn (2012). “Gone Girl: A Novel”, p.157, Crown

“I think the best way people can connect to you is by being real”

“When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.”

Source : "Brandy takes her sweet time, personally and professionally" by Kelly Marino, www.mtv.com. April 4, 2005.

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.”

Source : U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

“I am not a nature poet. There is almost always a person in my poems.”

“The main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization”