Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone

If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.

Religion should not be allowed to come into Politics....Religion is merely a matter between man and God.

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.

The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.

Ascente cha ores ri ve breazza.""Turn your ear to the wind, " she interpreted. "Stand strong.

Feelings are murky, contrived and confusing. And the worst thing about them is no matter how hard you try, you can never sort them. They tangle more and more with thinking.

Whatever you tax you get less of.

I'm starting to think my narrators' sentences are getting too big for them, and they are getting to sound a bit samey and, more disturbingly, a bit too much like me.

We can't profess love without talking through hand puppets.

In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and a proper appreciation of uncertainty is to be encouraged.

On the other side of the screen, it all looks so easy.

I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane... a humble guy who just happened to be the best