The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can . . . not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

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

Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons.