My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'

Always persevere, always have a great perspective, and always have great purpose in your life

I thought about all the people that told me I couldn't do it and told me I couldn't get there.

Every setback has a major comeback.

I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.

Every day I wake up and that’s my goal, to be on a constant quest for knowledge and do something different, being unique and being uncommon.

Separation comes from preparation.

I'm here today because God has brought me here. Jesus has brought me here...I'm with an amazing team. I believe He perfectly placed me in the right spot at the right time.

The only person I can change is the one in the mirror.

Live with a purpose, play with a purpose.

No one can stop what God has for you.

What you are seeking is yourself.

We travel to see beauty of souls in new landscapes.

fortes fortuna adiuvat, " Marcello had said to his men. Fortune favors the brave, the bold.

Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it.

Whatever you condemn, you have done yourself.

Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood.

Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.

The theater is the 'church' and when I'm on that stage I am the Priest/Pastor, it is a pure spiritual journey for me.

I've been interested in autism since I've known about it, which is more or less since I've been writing.