“The most powerful demonstration of leadership is not a clenched fist of brute force but an open hand of humble assistance.”

“Don't let the culture influence your message, let your message influence the culture.”

“True faith is forged in the furnace, not the showroom.”

“While I hate to ever lose a supporter, I've come to realize that one who would abandon me over a single statement or decision I made is a person who would abandon me sooner or later anyway.”

“It will be like having an extreme close-up in high definition to examine each freckle, while failing to notice whether the person is even wearing pants.”

“The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That's all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself.”

“Teaching social science is at its best meant assisting students in making connections across time and place, both seeking common humanity and coming to understand broad historical and political forces. ”