Stay away from the ropes

If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.

Religion should not be allowed to come into Politics....Religion is merely a matter between man and God.

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

Shall I compare thee to a Shoggoth?

My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it.

As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

Me and music. Music was always my first love. It was my first love for sure. And still is a huge part of my life.

Sometimes the best kaizen is no kaizen at all.

There can never be a more beautiful you.

I loved work and I loved pouring myself into the work, you know. It was the real life that I had trouble with.

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.