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

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.

Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'

Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.

There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it.

Chopin was an invalid, as you know, but his music was volcanic.

A brilliant idea without action is like Mark McGwire playing baseball without a bat.

If you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost.

Two remarkable men -- one young, one old -- fuel each other's spirits in the beautiful documentary Keep On Keepin' On.

Man is not committed in detail by his biological constitution to any particular variety of behavior.

Being politically correct means always having to say you're sorry. Believe me, the power and pleasure and the emotion of this moment is a constant speed of light.

I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... It's another eye opener. It changed my life in a number of ways.

Both parents' rights must be in balance so children can grow up with a balance between both parents.