My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.

If in the after life there is not music, we will have to import it.

My dream pet? I like a couple of them, man: monkey, I love dogs. See, tigers, I don't know - I can't be playing with something like that. A monkey, I can handle it. A dog, yeah; I would get a monkey.

Many times the rewards of fasting come after the fast, though from time to time answers can come during the fast.

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

I was shocked [of Sarah Palin ], because beating up, you know, your girlfriend, your spouse, or acts of violence aren't one of the core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

I like clothes and fashion. It's a hobby for me and I really enjoy being part of it, so it's nice when people say: 'He can dress quite well.

I can't drink. I have too much to lose. I can't lose my job over something I can stop.