I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. The next day I entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of Alabama.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.

To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.

Learning Indian mannerisms, how to wear saris, and the language were a challenge.

William Blake really is important my cornerstone. Nobody ever told me before he did that childhood was such a damned serious business.

I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.

We have a right to know or may lawfully know any truth. And a right to know any truth whatsoever implies a right to think freely.

For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.

Somehow, bad news, however ridden with static, however filled with echoes, always manages to be conveyed.

What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?

Modern life demands, and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city.

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.

Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut, and don't ask an academic if what he does is relevant.

I always feel scared and insecure on a film set. I don't know any other way.