Live deliberately. Decide: are you the kind of person things happen to, or the kind of person who makes things happen?

Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

If you really want to do something, no one can stop you. But if you really don’t want to do something, no one can help you

Don't ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.

Sometimes a catastrophe is simply a course correction.

If everything in the past has value, then there’s no reason for regret, ever.

I'm a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

Your ability to shape your destiny is directly proportional to your belief that it is a matter of will and determination--however much or little that belief may be.

If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.

Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Whisky drowns some troubles and floats a lot more.

...the haunted always take refuge in stillness.

When it comes to God's existence, I'm not an atheist and I'm not agnostic. I'm an acrostic. The whole thing puzzles me.

I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.

I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket.

The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.

There may be a million microbes of misery floating about us. Never mind! They dare not approach us, they have no power to get a hold on us, until the mind is weakened.

X Games, it's an event but it's still ... it's a show. I try to put on the best show possible, ... I'm thrilled. This is awesome.

I avoid long layoffs and I try to stay in shape at all times.