As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

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Happiness isn't something you experience it's something you remember.

The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily must lose.

I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

Everybody learns from traveling. I think we all do.

Humility and resignation are our prime virtues.

Whenever I have a stubborn position on something, I take a deep breath and swallow myself.

Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.

Everyone has to learn to work with people - it's part of being an adult, too.

Bind them down by the chains of the Constitution where they can do no mischief.