If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process.

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am, I'm not saying goodbye to me, because this has always been me.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?

When you accept yourself you are free from the need for others to accept you.

To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.

Flowers wither knowing that you exist.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

I love the solitary, romantic idea of writing.

Only bad writers think that their work is really good.

The threat of terrorism is great and with today's porous borders, someone could bring a biological weapon into our country or sneak a dirty bomb across unmanned portions of our borders.

All illusion comes and goes, but the soul remains unchanged.

I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today.

It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.

There's many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that.

I have certainly faced my fair share and will likely come across more. These experiences have been fuel for my music. Facing these challenges has forced me to recognize my own inner strength.