It's sort of a fine line where you're dying to express it and then hoping no one really gets it that closely. But I'm pretty much over that. I'd really just like to be understood.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Reality whistles a different tune underwater.

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.

If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The only thing keeping you from what you want is your story about why you can't have it.

Get rid of old stereotype “I am a victim

One of the fastest ways to move through your pain is to get a grip on reality.

A life of leisure never satisfies anyone who possesses a lively mind.

Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.

When you sit and write a song, sit and write the best song you can write, just try and write it and be connected.

As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't.

When I went to Venice I found that my dream had become-incredibly, but quite simply-my address.

I've always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to.

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

I'd rather have all my questions unanswered and walk with God than not walk with God and have all my questions answered.