The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I've had asthma my entire life.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

Holding a grudge is a fatal flaw.

All heroes are shadows of Christ

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

I enjoy the kind of characters that allow you to write the dark stuff. I love Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, and when I'm writing for Dracula or Jekyll & Hyde, I get a chance to use that vocabulary.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

Unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean of difficulties

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

It has been proven now scientifically that, an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought.

You must desire the fire, and claim your flame!

That maybe you should make the most of what time you have? That you shouldlive while you’re alive?