Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

What's in a name, anyway? That which we call a nose by any other name would still smell.

But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying them up.

If you love no one, no one can hurt you, ” she whispered.

There is safety in the very heart of danger.

It really is the best feeling in the world when everything that used to make you dizzy with desire becomes so wedged in your life that it changes from something you craved to something you belong in

Wherever there's capitalism there's this inclination toward simplicity. There's also a human need to process complicated things by turning them into something else.

I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole.

Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.

Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares, And think perchance they'll sell; if not, The lustre of the better yet to show Shall show the better.