How you start your day lays out how well you live it.

Those who win are those who think they can.

Iterate. Iterate Iterate.

You can't avoid success if you disown your fear.

Failure is inevitable, success is optional.

The uber successful are those who breed success in others.

Obstacles are a measure of the intensity of your passion.

Excellence never seeks excuses.

If they aren't laughing at your goals, you are not dreaming big enough.

The idea you implement is more important than the ideas you collect.

If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.

In prayer more is accomplished by listening than by talking.

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!

Speak up when you're supposed to, as opposed to trying to write prescriptions for the way people should live.

By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited.

Being single is pretty good. It's a nice sense of irresponsibility.

There was nothing I loved more than teasing Dimitri. Well, aside from maybe kissing him.

There's some *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys on my iPod. I listen to it if it comes up on shuffle.

I had never supported a political figure - and I went out and supported Obama.