People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'

Since childhood I’d been suspected of imagination

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.

We need to remake the Democratic party. We need to remake America.

The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.

Sometimes when things you love get really commercial, you end up feeling betrayed by it.

I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones; and most of all I detest the segregation or separation of Language and Literature. I do not care which of them you think White.

With me the connection between the cosmic phenomena and human behaviour is a living faith that draws me nearer to God, humbles me and makes me readier for facing Him.

The secret of confidence is focusing on what you can control, not on what you can't.

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back.