Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship.

Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

I am a firm believer that you don't achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand

People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

Peak performance is meditation in motion.

I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.

People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality.

To me, peanut butter is the breakfast of champions!

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Few words have been misunderstood more than “love, ” perhaps with the exception of “God

To survive one tragedy was to learn you cannot survive them all, and this knowledge was both a freedom and a great loss.

He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.

The secret protects itself. It is found only in the spirit and practice of the Work.

Books are for reading, not for turning oneself into livestock.

But there is no veil like light--no adamantine armor against hurt like the truth.

I wanted to hit him. I wanted to hold him. I wanted to shout myself into his ear.

I once Experimented with marijuna, next thing I know I'm waking up with blood on my hands.......and not my own blood.

Much more than memoir; it's history.