When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

Its better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there.

You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.

Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.

I believe the greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars.

Failure is a word I don't accept.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.

Tomorrow is the day when idlers work and fools reform and mortal men lay hold on heaven.

People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.

I listen to all kinds of music, but I've always been a really big fan of Top 40 radio. If I'm in my car, that's what I listen to.

It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb.

Spring is come home with her world-wandering feet, And all things are made young with your desires.

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.

My mother used to say, "When you can learn to laugh at yourself, a lot of healing comes from that."

An audience shouldn't listen with complacency.

We try to use the talents we do have to express our deep feelings, to show our appreciation of all the contributions that came before us, and to add something to that flow. That's what's driven me.