I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.

Sad things happen. They do. But we don't need to live sad forever.

God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live.

Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.

If it came to a magic genie, I would ask him for two extra wishes. One would be that no one would have to live with the muscular dystrophy disease or any disease. And the second one would be world peace, that we just stop fighting, talk about things, and we could live in harmony once again, like God intended us to do.

People will come up to me everywhere and say, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Larry King,'' and, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Oprah.'' And it's really nice, and a lot of people say, 'Is it a pain?' And I say 'No.' And it's not annoying.

Expressing my feelings and then the opportunity to share it with others is just such a gift.