Conversation is good - you might not agree with everyone, but at least it gives you a chance to contemplate someone else's ideas.

My parents and my grandfather on my mom's side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.

I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.

And to learn, you have to be willing to push yourself.

Well there are two things: Number one is, make sure you always enjoy yourself, because when you enjoy yourself, you'll learn, you'll want more information, you'll push yourself.

So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

Nothing in my life would mean anything if you weren't here to share it. There'd be no reason to get up in the morning without you to light the sun with your smile.

I don't want to die in darkness any thicker than this. I want to bring some kind of resolution in my life.

Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need

Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite.

As cold waters to a thirsty soul so is good news from a far country.

If you wish the sympathy of the broad masses, you must tell them the crudest and most stupid things.

The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid.

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.

I'm not where I'm supposed to be, I'm not what I want to be, But I'm not what I used to be. I haven't learned how to arrive; I've just learned how to keep going

Music is admitted under the skin without permission.