Ultimately I wanted to be a pioneer swimmer, a distant descendant of Scott, Amundsen and Hillary, except that I would be an explorer of the water.

There is nothing more powerful than the made-up mind.

If we pass on an unsustainable environment to our children we have failed them.

We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.

Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.

Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct.

The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right.

The importance of music extends well beyond its performance.

The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.

When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.

To will and to do are by grace.

We have the power to shape our lives, by the way we think. Only that to have a progressive life, we must train ourselves into thinking in a certain way.

A leader should accurately discern deceit.

Wayne's like my son, Brooklyn, who goes out in the garden to play and have fun.

It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.

Well, there's no other person like me. Ain't nobody else like me. It's flattering. I don't like to do it too much because I get tired of me. But people ask, so I get to do it every now and then.

I was a great one as a kid for standing and just looking out a window for hours and hours and hours. Now the TV does that for me, except for the view changes immensely.

I've spent so much of my adult life in relationships that it's actually quite pleasant to be alone at last. I turned thirty-six the other day, which staggers me when I think about it.

It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.

The fish trap exists because of the fish: once you have gotten the meanings, you can forget the words.