“A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.”

“He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.”

“The virtue of angels is that they cannot deteriorate; their flaw is that they cannot improve. Man's flaw is that he can deteriorate; and his virtue is that he can improve.”

“He was blessed with an unconventional mind, which overcame his conventional middle-class upbringing.”

“In effect, you're saying that if you knew how you oughtt to live, then the flaw is man could be controlled. If you knew how you ought to live, you wouldn't be forever screwing up the world. perhaps in fact the two things are actually one thing. Perhaps the flaw in man is exactly this: that he doesn't know how he ought to live.”

“Whoever survives a test in life, whatever it may be, must tell their story. That is our duty... to share our struggles and how we overcame them.”