When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.

To be really artful, though, you have to be subjective and so singular.

I thought I had reached a point in life where everything would be smooth. But it is not. It just gets more jagged and pitted and filled with turns that take you into the dark recesses of your mind. It never seems to get easy.

Years ago I was diagnosed with a condition and my doctors prescribed human growth hormone and testosterone for its treatment. Under medical supervision I have continued to use both medications.

All young men want to prove themselves.

There aren't a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another.

Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate's or children's egos than your own. You're now a giver instead of a taker.