If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

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

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

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

Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

A man should look for what is, and not what he thinks should be.

Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.

They alone live, who live for others.