I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.

I have no bones to pick and no fight with society. And I'm willing to be and interested in being in the mainstream of society.

At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope. Once we find it, we must cling to it with absolute determination. When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.

A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.

Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.

And if you can channel the truth of your own experience onto the stage, that's what the audience wants to see.

Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There's no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you're a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.