We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.