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

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.

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

Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.

Only ever doing what feels comfortable is a form of suicide.

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

Women do not think with logic and discretion but with emotions of the heart

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

It is fatal to one's artistic life to talk about something that is in process.

If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong.

I'm an Aries. I need everybody to like me.

Extreme poverty is the best breeding ground on earth for disease, political instability, and terrorism.

I don't like it when you look too styled and wear one designer from head to toe.