My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

All thinking men are atheists.

They alone live, who live for others.

You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

How long should you try? Until.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

A man can't soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

I think nature's imagination Is so much greater than man's, she's never going to let us relax.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

Above all things, respect yourself.

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

Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.

You are never too old to become younger!

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

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

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