The man with no imagination has no wings.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire

Whatever you are, be a good one.

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.