We wouldn't want to live in a world where no one believed in themselves enough to make their own dreams come true.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

Just as food is fuel for the body, books are fuel for the mind.

What appears strange and complex becomes stranger and more complicated once you begin to investigate it. That's the true nature of the world.

He felt his heart was going to explode, his body burned while his mind tried to reconstitute the ashes of who he once had been.

You don't 'love' people when they are 'nice'. Don't you see that's the same as saying 'what's in it for me'?

Diversity of opinions is not what is stopping people from living together in harmony. Stupidity is

There's probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life.

Well, if you're going to watch that close, the trick is off.

I took a step back. "Here." He plunked his wet hat on my head. "Don't go anywhere," he told me, then turned away.

It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not.

I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster.