To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation and when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure

Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher.

Absence of failure does not constitute success.

He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes!

To put all of your eggs in one basket is silly. We did that for a long time and I don't think it's very smart.

Moms come up to me at book signings.

The man's [Bush] embarrassing. He's not my president and he never will be either.

Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.'

I won't hold my opponent's youth and inexperience against him.

We waste time, so you don't have to.

I'm not ready to retire, and I think I have some of the best music of my life coming up.