Compared to her, Sam ran like a girl and told himself as much.

Dear God, he prayed irreverently, was her blouse even legal?

He’d seen a lot of bizarre items left at gravesides, like a carton of eggs, a pair of reading glasses, a bag of licorice, smooth stones, a spoon.

Don’t give someone the credit for holding you back. Give yourself the power in continuing to move forward.

You can either complain about how hard your life is, or you can realize that only you are responsible for it.

Don’t kill yourself when your scorching sun intensifies

A place for everything, everything in its place.

Work at it night and day.

Men fear being used; women fear being used up.

My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday; I'm learning so much from her.

I have had quite a few injuries during my time and if you are not injured in this sport [bodybuilding], you are not doing anything.

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to find out what's really there.