"People get discouraged. They should remember, from me, it takes courage not to be discouraged."

“I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

“Happiness is a natural state of being.”

“Fraud and deceit are anxious for your money. Be informed and prudent.”

Source : John Andreas Widtsoe, Leah Dunford Widtsoe (1938). “The word of wisdom: a modern interpretation”

“You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.”

“Gods, I wish the world was full of passive women.He thougt for a moment longer, then scowled. On second thoughts, what a nightmare that'd be. It's the job of a man to fan the spark into flames, not quench it...”

“What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present and pave the way to a better future. For example, if we delve more deeply into ancient Egyptian and African civilisations we will discover the humanistic elements that were prevalent in many areas of life. Women enjoyed a high status and rights, which they later lost when class patriarchal society became the prevalent social system.”

“We have a responsibility to carry the baton of faith to the next generation.”