Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as it is nourished with kindness, sympathy, and understanding.

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.

Nearly all God's jewels are crystallized tears.

The experience of being understood, versus interpreted, is so compelling you can charge admission.

I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.

[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could.

I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner.

You have an electorate [in America] that wants to see people who are not tough on crime.

Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal.

When I was a child, my December weekends were spent making cards, decorating the tree, hanging the wreath and preparing brandy butter and peppermint creams.

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

I trained myself to perform on the field.