I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.

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.

Maybe he thought I would run then. Maybe he thought I would be done. But I had been hurt before. I think he underestimated my ability to pick myself up and keep going. Done? Far from it.

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.

We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.

Hell is God's great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.

They give unconditional love and undying loyalty in return for regular meals and an occasional pat on the head.

Well, I don't think just because people are in a relationship that they're happy. I don't think relationships necessarily make people happy. You just are happy or you're not happy.

We were nearly one of the last to realize that in the age of information science the most expensive asset is knowledge.

Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.

Singing and entertainment are now my first priority.

Most of my albums have a concept. They all have some kind of theme, some kind of feeling. I really take pride in that.