I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

That which you love most will then become both your strength and your weakness.

Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

His calumny is not only the greatest benefit a rogue can confer on us, but the only service he will perform for nothing.

I grew up performing and singing. And acting, the idea of it just sort of fell into my lap. And I was a little hesitant at first, but I was like, okay, I’ll try it.

Thankfulness is a humble, open and prayerful attitude that helps you receive more of God's grace.

We must try to contribute joy to the world... I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

Music doesn't have to be so rule-based - and so strict in its structures, construction and perception.

Do you like scary stories? he asked ominously. Jacob Black