If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

[Hillary Clinton] is typical politician. All talk, no action.

In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.

You're late." "Sorry. I was busy talking about my feelings and killing people.

Humanity is a community, I don't care if your black, your white, your Christian, your Jewish, your Muslim. We are all one community and heroes really make us see what's possible at any given time.

What is ... important is that we - number one: Learn to live with each other. Number two: try to bring out the best in each other.

I went to a funeral recently, and they handed out Kleenex before the funeral. Which I thought was cocky.

What can realistically be done depends on the historical moment. The same is true with regard to the agents.

When a boy writes off the world it's done with sloppy misspelled words If a girl writes off the world it's done in cursive.

In God we trust; all others bring data.

Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.(attributed to)