Upon reflection, it's become clear to me that I should have provided much more complete disclosure of my relationship with that company to my colleagues.

On reflection this week, I now believe that I violated the Ministerial Code of Conduct by being in a conflict of interest.

No benefit came to me as a result of this decision.

I have to admit that I am a careless person. That's why I'm afraid of being hurt.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.