Exhilaration of life can be found only with an upward look. This is an exciting world. It is cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner.

One of the most powerful forces in the world is the will of men and women who believe in themselves, who dare to hope and aim high, who go confidently after the things they want from life.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose.

The easiest thing to find on God's green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do.

It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.

I have seen countless people make a choice to be confident. If you don't naturally feel bold and confident, you can choose an attitude of confidence.

This is an exciting world. It is cram packed with opportunity. Great moments await around every corner.

Life... It tends to respond to our outlook, to shape itself to meet our expectations.

Great moments await around every corner.

You make up your mind before you start that sacrifice is part of the package.

Whoever is content, shall be cheerful.

What doesn't kill me provides writing material.

Train, don't strain.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

We cannot hope for a society in which formal organized religion dies out. But we can stop behaving as if it was worthy of our collective respect.

You get a show where people are jumping up and dancing, but it's not a critical event in the sense of profound catharsis. Essentially it's celebratory.

I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

I began to realize that thinking itself is nothing but the process of asking and answering questions.