I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds.

Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.

I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years . . . and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.

Kissing Simon was pleasant. It was a gentle sort of pleasant, like lying in a hammock on a summer day with a book and a glass of lemonade

Defense is on the fly, it's reactive; you have to react to the offense. I have to prevent someone from doing something when they want to do it.

I've got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot, success is my only option, failure's not.

Nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart.

The fascinating thing about our best and worst behaviors isn't the behavior itself - the brain tells the muscles to do something or other - big deal. It's the meaning of the behavior.

Why I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior.

The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.