Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

The strongest man survives himself.

We are the mountains we must cross.

Probably right at the end of JAG, I would love to have a child or two. I ultimately want to have two kids.

I might not have the ability to ever carry a child and I have this damn bag for the time being – but I'm alive.

The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.

Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason, and those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.

I find that forgiving one's enemies is a most curious morbid pleasure; perhaps I should check it.

I used to read the myths of love Now I have become the mythical lover

Go after what gives you goosebumps.

All the events said to have been witnessed by John alone are omitted by John alone. This fact seems fatal either to the reality of the events in question or to the genuineness of the Fourth Gospel.