“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”

Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.

My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself.

Today we are shapers of the world of tomorrow.

Faith. Trust. and Pixie Dust.

That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.

If you act like an adult when you’re a kid you can afford to act like a kid the rest of your life.

Nothing is impossible.

If it can be dreamed, it can be done.

It’s silly to build a wall around your interests.

Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.

I’m just corny enough to like to have a story hit me over the heart.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on treasure Island.

God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

I do not like to repeat successes I like to go on to other things.

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.

I hope in my next life I am able to heal the pain I caused you.

Love is unknown. To open the heart in trust is unknown. They say love hurts. It doesn’t have to.

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.

It’s exhausting stitching the bruises of the past with the one you see your whole life with.

Surviving is to overcome a hurting wound living is to see your face each morning.

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.

For me, boxing isn’t about hurting each other. Boxing is entertainment and making people happy.

I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.