“Do not try to be the best, be happy of who you are.”

“If you do not search, you will not find.”

“When the stakes are this high- when calling God by the right name can make the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering, it is impossible to respect the beliefs of others who don't believe as you do.”

“I try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much.”

“Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.”

“Be the best at what you do and you will be one in a billion.”

“Do you always try to upset the world as much as possible?" Clare asked.He gave her a surprised look. "Of course. Otherwise how does anything change?”