A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.

Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.

The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.

Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

Statism – the subordination of the individual to the state - leads inevitably to the most hideous oppression.

Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor.

Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.

I am a shocker. I like to create controversy. It's my trademark.

I went away, dear Agnes, loving you. I stayed away, loving you. I returned home, loving you!

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

That's true that Sen. Robert Bird was in the Klan and a lot of people were friends of Robert Byrd in the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans.

Every time you love someone, you put not just your faith in them, but your faith in everything to the test.

I needed an outlet in high school and came across painting. I've actually been painting longer than I've been acting. A movie is a collaborative effort, and with painting you just have yourself.

Have you ever been so melancholy, that you wanted to fit in the palm of your beloved's hand? And lie there, for fortnights, or decades, or the length of time between stars? In complete silence?