“These teenager looks aren't going to last forever, and that there are much better foundation to build a life upon than how attractive you are.”

“The trouble with "now" is that no matter how much you wish it would, it doesn't last forever. But then... other than a grudge...what does?”

“[F]or just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.”

“What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.”

“Honesty is a fine foundation from which to build upon; for if one was to really know what another thinks and how they feel…they would surely treat each other differently”

“I am not interested in constructing a building, so much as in having a perspicuous view of the foundations of possible buildings.”