There is power within great sacrifice, within noble deeds. There are moments... brief, shining moments when the impossible becomes possible.

I wanted to stay... me.

Be careful who you trust and tell your problems to. Not everyone who smiles at you is your friend.

In reality, if he had lived, I would have had a dad. And that would have been an incredible experience.

When you live in a city with no stars to wish on, you have to wish on each other.

A woman's character is as delicate as her eye; it can bear no flaw.

The natural alone is permanent.

When you come back strong, you are going to have little nagging things that you can usually play through, but every now and again, it is to the point where you can't play.

Eyes on the forest, not on the trees.

It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past.

Playing halfback in high school and college was marvelous! It taught me how to get to the end zone. I wanted to make my nickname "End Zone Tommy!"

You can rise above it. This country gives you opportunity if you want to take it, so don't blame your environment. I look down on people who use their environment as a crutch.