"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."

"I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while."

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."

"We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success."

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

"My idea of covers is that you should never cover a song and do it exactly like the artist because everyone's always going to compare it to the way the original artists did it, and they're just going to go, 'Oh I like the original better.'"

"There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they're eight years old and they go, 'Whoa, this is incredible,' and grow up to do extreme sports. It's the same for me with acting."