“I yearn not for the easy path, but for the right path.  For ‘easy’ and ‘right’ are rarely compatible.”

“Sometimes my successes come quickly and at other times they are terribly slow to arrive. It is not my place to determine the speed at which they arrive or if they arrive at all. My place is to keep forging ahead no matter what.”

“Greatness is the born of ordinary men who decided to work extraordinarily hard.”

“The difference between ‘wanting’ something and ‘having’ something is ‘doing’ something.”

“I always say that my success has been three parts support and encouragement from my amazing network and one part piss and vinegar.”

“I might find myself standing in front of a wall, but without a wall there wouldn’t be a door.”

“Do not pray for help when you are facing adversity. Pray for wisdom, strength, and tenacity so that you can overcome it.”

“I might not believe in the possibilities, but that in no way diminishes the realities of the opportunities.”

“I’m happy for all who reached for the stars happily and successfully.”

“The most critical time in any battle is not when I’m fatigued, it’s when I no longer care.”

“When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”

“Regardless of how foreboding it might appear, a peak without any altitude is a bump. And how many times have I ambled on top of the latter so I could fool myself into believing that I had ascended the former?”

“When we see an indistinct flower rise to full bloom through an inconspicuous split in the rock, this inspires hope, faith, and highlights the strength of the gentle flower over the seemingly mighty rock. Suddenly we view the impossible as possible again. Your challenges and tough times may appear as the rigid, prominent and oppressive rocks that force you down, but the splendour of the rose is born through the power of inner wisdom, natural law, and tenacity over tribulation as she ascends toward glory. Even the most beautiful roses lay dormant during winter; life’s darkness is simply a shadow that we can seek our light through.”