"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Wisdom principle 82 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 12."

"It is a subtle truth that the ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat."

"It is a radiant truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect."

"I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black."

"Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes."

"Throughout my teens, I just wanted to go somewhere I could wear a Donald Duck pin and no one would care."

"I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor."