For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

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

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

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

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

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.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

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