The sun doesn't determine the brightness of the day, you do.
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
Start where you are, use what you have.
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human rights. We are hated because our government denies these things to people in Third World countries whose resources are coveted by our multinational corporations. That hatred we have sown has come back to haunt us in the form of terrorism.
Does HIV cause AIDS? Can a virus cause a syndrome? How? It can't, because a syndrome is a group of diseases resulting from acquired immune deficiency.
Thank you for the music, Sleater-Kinney. This gang of three was the best American punk rock band ever. Ever.
I think something happens only when people find that they are moved with others, find themselves linked or allied in new ways, showing up or speaking out in ways that resonate with one another. That resonating can be very compelling and lead to moving and speaking more emphatically and with sharper focus.