Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.

No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.

My Brain is the key that sets me free.

Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything.

What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes.

Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.

Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.

Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.

Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.

The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.

An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.

Just because you can't believe it, doesn't mean it's not happening

Don't ever choose the people who don't matter over the ones that do.

I dont believe in disabilities, I believe in ability.

Alas! that my body, clean and whole, never been corrupted, today must be consumed and burnt to ashes!

What a man is is the basis owhat he dreams and thinks, accepts and rejects, feels and perceives.

Who, in the midst of passion, is vigilant against illness? Who listens to the reports of recently decimated populations in Spain, India, Bora Bora, when new lips, tongues and poems fill the world?

There are still people who don't like my work and that's okay with me.

If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.

All trust involves vulnerability and risk, and nothing would count as trust if there were no possibility of betrayal.

Thank you guys for believing in my ability and supporting me in my Olympic journey.