I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

Prayer is a powerful weapon.

There is now, in my mouth, this sharp chain. And it never comes out.

I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. It doesn't change God - it changes me.

He (Gil Hodges) fields better on one leg than anybody else I got on two.

In this business actors who have Botox or surgery make you very aware of age. It's awful.

I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .

My life is so boring that your brains are going to melt and come out of your eyes.

The most potent elements in a work of art are, often, its silences.

To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your sport, is important for every athlete. I'm blessed that our parents gave us that.

Mind, brain, and body make the man, and the man is capable of so much!