Whatever the challenge was, however unattainable the goal may have seemed, I never let anyone talk me out of believing in myself.

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.

Lunch makes me feel a bit better.

Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference will any of this make?

We are too undemanding, too ready to watch whatever is on the screen, too lonely, lazy, or bored to create our own lives. We turn on the TV and leave it on, allowing someone else to guide us[.]

I write for pages, get lost in the mezzaninehidden from stages.

A Christian is not someone who never goes wrong, but one who is enabled to repent and pick himself up and begin again, because the Christ-life is inside him.

I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.

I don't watch TV, so I feel like I'm left out of the American fabric or something.

I have to be very careful about how often I drag my family to places. They need some stability in their lives.

I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.

Daniel didn't have to shoulder his punishment alone anymore. It was something they could do together.