I can't turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, I'm sick to death of me.

I have three living children for whom this is a father who I want them to love and on whom they're going to have to rely if my disease takes a bad turn.

Compromise today is too often applauded simply for itself. The cost of compromise to principles and real lives doesn't seem to matter.

Honestly, I get energized by the crowds. They feed me emotionally.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

My job is to stay alive until the medicine and research catch up.