Pray to your God, open your heart. Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark.

You have to do the work. You have to make the opportunity. It doesn’t find you, you find it.

Dreams are the result of a million choices, a billion failures, and a few successes.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

Be brave, fight for what you believe in and make your dreams your reality

Love isn't who you can see yourself with. It's who you can't see yourself without.

To find yourself, you must first lose yourself

Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

Never think about something wrong you did in the past, always look forward with your head up high; have no regrets.

I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but with the power of no comes focus and engagement.

PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE FULL OF DOUBT AND IT ALL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU, ME. XO

A man thinking with the core of his heart is always willing to change to accept his mistakes while others just crib and duck the mistakes to find fault with others only.

I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.

I'm what you call a Depression sailor.

Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations.

I was so shocked when Donald Trump publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans. That is just unacceptable.

It's gonna be a slobberknocker!

Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share.

Could one imagine a stone's having consciousness? And if anyone can do so-why should that not merely prove that such image-mongery is of no interest to us?

Deep human connection is ... the purpose and the result of a meaningful life - and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.