My mother is everything to me. She's my anchor, she's the person I go to when I need to talk to someone. She is an amazing woman.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?

I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.

To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.

The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.

I don't mind if my skull ends up on a shelf as long as it's got my name on it.

The mature mind seeks to follow through.

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure by the begged or gratuitous approval of others.

They have demons on Antarctica?” “Yeah,” Ash breathed. “It wasn’t always covered by ice, that was just a precaution when they buried them.

Hearts are stronger than swords.