No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

I am living my dreams.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat; it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.

You guys are just standing up because I fell, and it's so embarrassing.

I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

Only in recent history has "working hard" signaled pride rather than shame for lack of talent, finesse and, mostly, sprezzatura .

Illness cannot exist in a body that has harmonious thoughts.

For me, gratitude only brings positivity. As simplified as it sounds, I think that is key.