"I love America, but I chose America."

"I came to America at the age of 17 as an exchange student, and a year later, I was a student at Dartmouth. I would say that the rather weak foundation of my Christianity was effectively battered at Dartmouth. I've had mostly a secular career. But I became intellectually interested in Christianity again in my mid-30s."

"Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency."

"There are some who invoke separation of church and state - to try to get the government out of the business of morality - but this is antithetical to what the founders wanted. The founders wanted to keep theology out of government so that government could focus on the proper business of morality."

"Wisdom principle 78 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 8."

"If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life."

"The transition to AGI will require global cooperation."

"I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says 'go outside.'"