A good friend doesn't try to break up a fight. A good friend comes in with a flying kick.

A boxer is like a lion, the greatest predator on land, but you throw him in the shark tank and he's just another meal.

The secret of this sport is, while you're the nail, hang in there, let them hit you, until the day you become the hammer, then you smash them back!

Be brave, be bold and above all be honest, some people will hate you and some will love you but they will all see the real you

My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy.

What is a champion but a guy that didn't quit?... Life is a continuous experience. You only fail by not learning.

There's more philosophy in jiu-jitsu mats than in any Ivy League school in America.

Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul.

You can't measure a man by his size. You measure him by the fight he has inside.

People ask if I hate my opponents; I don't. I love them. They are the ones that actually make me bring the best I have.

Life is about fighting. You will going to have to fight everyday of your lifetime.

You do not attain success when you associate with those in high positions, It comes when you accept yourself and realize that only you can take yourself to where your heart truly lies.

Wild Fremen said it well: "Four things cannot be hidden -- love, smoke, a pillar of fire and a man striding across the open bled.

History may clarify our understanding of the supreme work of art, but can never account for it completely; for the Time of art is not the same as the Time of history.

We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that the Iranians don't want to engage with us.

As for Gordon Brown - I've described him and Blair as two cheeks of the same arse.

At least tell me you won? And that the scratches and dings were totally worth it." "Of course. They're always worth it," he says with a hidden meaning that only the two of us could ever understand.

I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference... It has to move people.

Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!

Mushrooms can be very fancy. It's the closest you can get to eating dirt.