Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.

You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.

I stole that from Vito Russo. He said he was a devout believer in Judyism.

In my experience, writing a novel tends to create its own structure, its own demands, its own language, its own ending.

The imagination is the secret and marrow of civilization. It is the very eye of faith.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

Obstacles! Man needs obstacles to get matured!

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that are critical to our country moving forward.

Entertaining on any scale can be stressful and daunting.

When I was born, my mother didn't know what to name me. Eventually she named me after Thom Yorke.