"I wake up every single night wondering what I could have done differently. This is a pain that will stay with me the rest of my life."

“Do not go to the bottom of things, or you will go to the bottom yourself.”

“Childhood reading is so important.”

“Would anyone choose Hell over Heaven? YES! Why? Pride. They don't want to go in the only way you can go in, on your knees. They don't want to admit they are a failure, that their life is a mess.”

“An electronic instrument is just harboring a natural element the same way that a guitar is harboring an acoustic element. It's all nature, really.”

“Once you've committed yourself to something, pace yourself to the finish line.”

Source : Meb Keflezighi, Dick Patrick, Joan Benoit Samuelson (2010). “Run to Overcome: The Inspiring Story of an American Champion's Long-distance Quest to Achieve a Big Dream”, p.5, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

“Since we launched the original 'Pop Idol' in England, I've remained close with Simon Fuller. Working as executive producer on 'American idol' for its first seven years not only was an inspirational journey into the heart of American pop culture, it opened my eyes to the untapped potential of the incredibly dynamic young people in this world.”

Source : "Nigel Lythgoe officially returning to ‘American Idol’" by Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. August 05, 2010.

“I want to improve TSA's counterterrorism focus through intelligence and cutting edge technology, support the TSA workforce, and strengthen the agency's relationships with stakeholders and the traveling public. All of these priorities are interconnected and are vital to TSA's mission - and I would say, all of our collective mission.”

“Understanding has very specific component parts. These component parts are affinity, reality and communication.”