I had long believed adversity was the greatest teacher, but I learnt that nothing teaches you more about life than death.

We all have our fears. Anyone who says otherwise is probably scared of admitting it.

Playing it safe might not have hurt anyone, but it wouldn’t have inspired many, either.

Life, to me, is like fishing: you won’t catch anything until you start, and every year you get older is another year the fish might slip through the net.

Like everyone, I have my challenges—but they sure don’t have me.

African-Amendment.

Change is the only constant. Hanging on is the only sin.

I wasn't always overweight. I was a skinny little punk of a kid with severe asthma. When I got married at the age of 22, I wore a cut-down size eight wedding gown.

Thinking like we (always) have is what got us where we are. It is not going to get us where we are going.

He who understands humanity seeks solitude

In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is right and in fact it is wrong.

After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.

When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.

You just believe in positive thinking. And you can do a lot more with the body than you think you can.

I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing.