Turn your sparring into play - but always play seriously.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Every talent you have is not wasted. It is there because of a reason and God will open that door when the right time comes along to use it.

You could pay for power, but would never buy dignity.

It takes a near act of rebellion for even a four-year-old to break away from society's expectations.

This was something I always dreamed and wanted to be part of, when women's wrestling was freakin' cool, and now it is.

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.

Read everything you can on writing. Join online forums and critique groups, go to conferences, get feedback, and learn, learn, learn!

Displaced societies are of value. Their issues are our issues.

Rejected names for World War II: 'Global Super Killfest', 'Germaniacal Japandamonium', 'World War 1: New Moon'.

There are a lot of people who might not get another chance to win a Super Bowl, not just me.

Seventy-five percent of Americans don't even have passports. We don't even think about traveling beyond our borders.