Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success.

Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference.

Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.

You can't fake passion. It is the fuel that drives any dream and makes you happy to be alive.

People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit.

Attitudes truly are contagious, and from time to time we need to ask ourselves, 'Is mine worth catching?'

Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity.

It's not the things we get but the hearts we touch that will determine our success in life.

One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is the number of people it touches, many times in ways you'll never know.

Laugh loud, and laugh often. It’ll keep you happy, keep you healthy, and keep your attitude headed in a positive direction.

What happens when you believe something with all your heart? Belief fuels enthusiasm, and determined enthusiasm explodes into passion. It fires our souls and lifts our spirits.

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

My mom and I are very close.

The thought of how far the human race would have advanced without government simply staggers the imagination.

Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never be allowed to get the upper hand.

I bet on a horse at ten-to-one. It didn't come in until half-past five.

These folk are hewers of trees and hunters of beasts; therefore we are their unfriends, and if they will not depart we shall afflict them in all ways that we can." -- The Silmarllion, JRR Tolkien

People have a hard time accepting when someone displays even the slightest amount of discomfort in the spotlight. You're supposed to soak up every bit of fame like it’s sunshine.

Everyone is in the same situation, at different levels and in different places.

I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name.