When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Posing is a performing art.

Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure.

You can have results or excuses. Not both.

The greatest feeling you can get in a gym, or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is... The Pump.

Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.

If you are gonna wear gloves when you lift, just make sure they match your purse.

Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.

I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.

Success teaches us nothing only failure teaches.

If we listen and observe carefully the dying can teach us important things that we need to learn in preparing for the end of our own life's journey.

I have witnessed how the power of listening, storytelling and embracing gray areas breaks through the rigid 'us vs. them.

It was great to see the owls, " I said.She smiled."Yes. They're wild things, of course. Killers, savages. They're wonderful.

I will take some savage woman, she shall rear my dusky race.

I like creating beauty out of scary things.

You cannot really conceive of how insulting it is to Native Americans to be told they were discovered.

Somebody doing something effortlessly is a lovely thing to watch.

There is real comfort in being quiet.

Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet.