“The primary condition for being sincere is the same as for being humble: not to boast about it, and probably not even to be aware of it.”

“It isn’t about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room. It’s about being together. Love is a choice you make.”

“(Love) isn't about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room, Lexi. It's about being together. Love is a choice you make.”

“To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty.”

“One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time.”

“The thing I got to thinking about,' he said, 'is--what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here--and that is a blessing--do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?”