“A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.”

“The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.”

“Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He copies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He’s convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one; and in fact, most of the time, it was the first. In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.”

“I believe it is always possible to draw closer to our Lord, whether it be during times of suffering or during times of celebration. It is all life, and all of life comes from God.”

“A veiled Mind is more enticing than all the nude men lining up the Seine, during Summer.”

“It is not how you start the race or where you are during the race-it is how you cross the finish line that will matter.”