Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

I always like to be in the presence of people who are good at and love their jobs, Irrespective of their jobs.

She was the reason I started to write but her beauty is kept me writing.

I'm sure there's drama in their past that I know nothing about, but when someone like Juliet- colorful, beautiful, determined Juliet- begs you to love her, how do you say no?

For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.

Michelangelo indeed could have carved out your features.

In Vegas, everyone lets their hair down a little bit and it's a little looser. You expect to see some different stuff and hear some different stuff. Even the red carpet is different here.

I keep coming back to the phrase "Dance with the system" - not just march onwards no matter what happens.

Childhood and genius have the same master organ in common - inquisitiveness.

Philosophy is the sum total of all that you know and what you decide is valuable.

Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.