“What's loftiest in the mind can only live through growth.”

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

“Distinctions must be kept in mind between quantity and quality of growth, between its costs and return, and between the short and the long term. Goals for more growth should specify more growth of what and for what.”

“If I can live through this, he thought, I can live through anything. If I can live through this, I WILL live through anything.”

“Growth comes through analogy; through seeing how things connect, rather than only seeing how they might be different.”

“God talks to you through your soul, not through your mind. And yes, you can learn to tell the difference. This is called discernment. Be judicious. Give everything the “tummy test.” Your stomach will know when something is true. Ever notice that? The tummy knows what the mind can only wonder about.”

“Yet, as only New Yorkers know, if you can get through the twilight, you'll live through the night.”

“I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and souls. ”

“The growth of government is like the spread of a dense jungle, and the average citizen can hack through less of it every year.”

“We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the growth are grafted into our lives.”