God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.

I don't need easy, I just need possible.

Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.

People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.

Life is a lot like surfing… When you get caught in the impact zone, you’ve got to just get back up. Because you never know what may be over the next wave.

Life is full of what-ifs. You can’t let it hold you back. If you do, you’re not really living at all… just kind of going through the motions with no meaning

Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.

Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.

We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim out of. We have to decide what matters most to us - our passions.

My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

Rebellion is all we'll be talking about. Love is revolution, a kind of coup d'état and cultural reprogramming in its own little way.

A conversation isn't a competition.

I was swimming for the United States of America. I was swimming to beat Stephen Holland.

My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.

I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank.

Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests.

We know the speaker has received adequate empathy when a. we sense a release of tension, or b. the flow of words comes to a halt.

Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of gold; by gold love is procured.

This is a collaborative enterprise," she says. "You have to surround yourself with good people and help them to do what they do well, as opposed to micromanaging.

Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.