Struggle strengthens the human bond and lightens the burden of the human condition.

Keep a positive mind. Remember, a failed attempt doesn’t make you a failure—giving up does.

This is about me being ready to succeed.When I win in my mind, I truly win.Anything worthwhile deserves some time.I will do it this time! No excuses!

Visualization engages the mind and encourages the body.

Push today for what you want tomorrow!

Live in the present, but live for the future.

People aspire, learn, and grow when they are ready to commit to the process.

Don’t compromise your focus by comparing what you are trying to learn to what you already know. Focus in the moment, on what you are trying to learn now.

Keep an open mind and know that you can always learn more.

You must be grounded to take flight.

True confidence is born of experiencing your hard work and seeing your determination pay off.

It never ceased to amaze me how she just had the facts always, in her head. It occured to me that if, or when, she died, a whole load of facts, a body of knowledge, might disappear without a trace.

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.

Civilization is a social plague on the planet, and vices are just as necessary to it as is a virus to disease.

We experienced similiar fears in the 1880s, at the end of World War I and II. And we ran out in the 1970s.

People ask me what my hobbies are in interviews, and I always say biking. But all I bike for is to get to rehearsal more quickly.

Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered.

I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has changed the styles from one period to the other.

You can't get back to power by defining your project in negative terms. But it helps to have somebody in office who represents the opposite of what you believe.

Each movement reminds us that every moment invites a new opportunity for change.

I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.