Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

Its better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there.

You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.

I believe the greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars.

Failure is a word I don't accept.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

Hold fast to your faith.Keep your hope in the Lord.Embrace the love of God.

The journey makes things valuable not the title. Learn to enjoy and value the process of what God is doing.

It seems the less I do and say, the better everyone likes my work!

Sometimes the concept you're questioning makes more sense to ask just the second one and not the first one.

Yes, that's the way they think, these hundred thousand Kantoreks! Iron Youth! Youth! We are none of us more than twenty years old. But young? That is long ago. We are old folk.

Happiness is found principally in meditation. Let your mind flow out into eternity. You have to exert some effort. Then you will notice a subtle smile on your face.

Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.

Whether I'm single or in a relationship, I'm the same person. The same human being.