I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps

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.

Writing can be a long and winding road or a straightforward march to the finish.What matters is that you enjoy the journey.

In Patience there is GOD

Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

If you change the society and a culture, the politics will follow.

The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat.

I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.

For your own good is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

I write what I write and I honestly don't care if it gets on or not. I'm writing to see if I can find out some of what I think about any number of situations. I work it out in the writing.

I’m not a pro, but I know enough to be dangerous.

The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.