Being awesome really comes down to having confidence.

Books are a staircase to unknown worlds.

You need to believe in your passion, no matter how stupid or insane that might make you look to the rest of the world.

What do you want for your life? And how are you going to get it? Figure that out. And then follow me to gloryville.

Everyone can be awesome if they want it bad enough. And I don't believe that anyone wants to be average. I think everybody desires greatness, at least at some point in their life.

Fantasy stories will always be popular, as there are always readers who are willing to escape, freely, to the worlds that the authors create, and spend time with the characters we give life to.

A book can open the mind, free the heart, and speak to the soul.

Most of the awesome people I know are just normal people who were insanely driven.

The best thing about money is not worrying about money.

Do not pick up the pen unless you understand how heavy it is, and how long you may carry it for.

To me, pain means you're pushing your body to give you everything its got.

Brands play in an exciting sandbox of symbolic meanings.

Life is a sage’s university

I see that you, like many before you. The happiest person on earth would look in the mirror and see only himself exactly as he is.

The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.

I don't dislike children, I just don't particularly want to be around with them a lot. Problem is, neither do their parents.

It's very hard to get pretentious about beer. You can become knowledgeable and start to talk with a highfalutin' vocabulary. But you can only go so far with beer, and I've always liked that.

For me dancing is not just moving your arms and legs but basically it's a very spiritual experience. It's part of me and a second nature to me. You can say it is in my blood.

Nature hates calculators.

A man of purpose focuses on his destination, not his situation. Don't let your situation mislead you!

It's nice when you put in a lot of hard work and you're recognized and a few people appreciate what you've done.