If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

Wisdom may teach you that all places are one, but love shows you how to get there.

The Essence Of Success Is Leading Your Business & Life From The Heart

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

I used to spend a lot of time dreaming and writing poetry.

I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills.

In this society, we don't like to face the future and the dying process and all of it. Most of us really don't want to think about it, but it's facing me in the mirror every day.

I am a total workaholic. If I don't shoot for two days, I get uncomfortable at home. I won't comment on my personal life. That is totally out of bounds. When I do get married, everyone will know.

Apparently you're not allowed to lick a toad's back.

Are you trying to tell all of us we have a bad signal-to-noise ratio?

The passion to interpret as madness that with which we disagree seems to have infected the best of contemporary minds.