"The best and most sustainable love story for markets is one based on a healthy and dynamic real economy that creates jobs and opportunities for many more people."

"America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance."

"Investors have few spare tires left. Think of the image of a car on a bumpy road to an uncertain destination that has already used up its spare tire. The cash reserves of people have been eaten up by the recent market volatility."

"After many decades of Disney movies, we have been conditioned to expect princesses to fall in love quickly with their charming princes and 'live happily ever after.'"

"Wisdom principle 61 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 30."

"I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away."

"Wisdom principle 68 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 24."

"An idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."