I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

When you're little you believe whatever your mother tells you, so I assumed it must be true, that I must be inferior to the others in some way.

Being creative, joyful, happy, and beloved are the ultimate purposes of a profound life.

I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.

Teaching kids about money is never just about money.

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

Isn't that interesting. All the book clubs. I've never belonged to one.

But work a year and sleep an hour, and sleep a night and sing a day, And take a little wine and love, and when you feel religious—pray.

Fine conduct is always spontaneous.

I don't know what to say, except I love Ryan Dunn and I'm really going to miss him.

Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.