What I know for sure is that if you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing, your friendship is the real deal. I know ours is.

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. That's not just my theory or point of view, it's physics. Life is an energy of giving and receiving... Those that are greedy, hit a road block where they are alone. Give more than you receive and be grateful for those around you.

I cannot be defined by what other people think.

My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more.

I have created a life by stepping out of the box of people's limitations. I call it zigging when others are zagging.

Although there may be tragedy in your life, there’s always a possibility to triumph. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

You can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.