It is home. The Twin Cities are home and [Ames] is home. It’s definitely always a place that’s going to be very special to me.

You'll never be great at anything you're not passionate about.

Life is not "either or," it's "both and"

The secret to failing isn't failing; the secret to failing is failing forward.

If you don't live in your strengths, you'll die in your weaknesses. Do first and most what you're good at, and bring others along who are good at your weaknesses.

We learn to trust man when he does what we expect him to do; we learn to trust God when He doesn't do what we expect Him to do.

When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy.

Great leaders remove obstacles-including themselves.

Take 30 seconds to encourage everyone you meet today. Everyone. Be genuine and transparent. And do it. Then do it tomorrow. Repeat.

If you can't change the status quo, make the status quo, change.

Keep faith in your abilities to deal with an uncertain next

When I became a Christian my confidence grew.

If a woman's got nothing but her fair fame to feed on, why, it's thin tack, and a donkey would die of it!

Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country.

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.

Many times the players get in there and it's just about as well as they could have done, and other times they get in there and they favorites and they don't win.

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.

I believe in God, but in my own unconventional way. We're not affiliated with any organisation, and I have no religious education of any kind, but I definitely have my own kind of ideas about it.

One of the best indicators of student achievement is the academic success of the mother in the home.

Things every person should have: •A nemesis. •An evil twin. •A secret headquarters. •An escape hatch. •A partner in crime. •A secret identity.