You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have.

I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability.

I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes.

The only disability in life is having a bad attitude

It's impossible to make everyone happy. Some will choose to see the negative. None is perfect but find a way of loving them perfectly!

There is a big difference between being good and being great.

I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.

I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.

The more I accomplish, the more pressure I put on myself.

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other.

What must not be read must not be written

The greatest grace shall be harmony in human relations.

As long as you're in the food business, why not make sweets?

You may discover your purpose, but if you take it for granted, you will abuse yourself.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

The abuse of children is the worst offence that anybody can commit.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.

Whenever I felt happy about having discovered something, the first encounter, not only with the public, with other musicians, with specialists, etc, was that they rejected it.

Success is often nothing more than moving from one failure to another with undiminished enthusiasm.