There's no point in success if you don't let it go to your head. That's what it's for.

Enthusiasm and misplaced belief can take you a long way.

The fans have been great, they've stuck with me through a lot of hit-less years and I think they were as determined as I was that it was time to put an end to the lack of hits.

I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong.

I was pretty ambitious as a child to want to be a star with the talent I had, but I want to finish what I started and bring the fans along with me.

I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed.

Every prosperous person who does not work has a creative scheme that does.

Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.

I am a teacher and the reason I'm a teacher is because I'm learning as hard as I can. I'm not any different from anybody else. I am searching and having some success finding answers.

I can't expect loyalty from the army if I do not give it.

Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.

Kiss me out of desire, but not consolation.

You have to give credit where credit is due.

Take a human body, a male and a female, it is obvious that certain parts are meant together. There is a purpose and a design for it and there is a result of that.

Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.

Every team is beatable, you know.

Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.