"Do all you can to make your dreams come true."

"You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward."

"Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith."

"I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... he's not a small God; this God is incredible."

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is."

"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department."

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."