If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.

The future is now! Don't make that second pass you into regrets.

A kid of your age—any kid—could get hold of matches if she wanted to, burn up the house or whatever. But not many do. Why would they want to?

The solution is to trust yourself, to trust each other and to trust your connection with the Source of all Love and Light. To trust God.

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.

Cyndi Lauper was hilarious and generous, someone I'd loved from childhood who didn't disappoint.

Acting makes me feel broke again, it makes me feel unaccomplished.

Nothing's worse than a business person who sells out to the left, if you're a capitalist, stand up and be counted.

One of the hardest things in the world is to convey a meaning accurately from one mind to another.

Whatever you wear, you have to own it. Make it yours.

McDonald's is a people business, and that smile on that counter girl's face when she takes your order is a vital part of our image.