The pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. Nobody else on God's green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not your curse; this pain is your privilege.

You cannot get tired if you're interested in what you do. That's the key thing.

It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming.

I hate pants. This is something I have inherited from my father. He despised pants, and my mother was never allowed to wear them at home. We're talking about a different time period now, when the man was much more the ruler of the house. But I still feel that way, and neither my mother nor Maria is allowed to go out with me in pants.

The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.

Desire something and don't just care what you have to go through to get it.

You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself.