"If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things."

"Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent."

"Friends have all things in common."

"All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince."

"He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden."

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

"A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off?"

"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."

"If you don't think your life is worth more than someone else's, sign your donor card and kill yourself now."

"There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?"

"There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world."

"As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless."