“Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be fun...”

“When I was five years old, I auditioned for the role of 'Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.'”

“My grandmother was a church organist, but we only went on Easter and Christmas Eve sometimes.”

“I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.”

“Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.”

“Spontaneity is what travel is all about.”

“There is too much emphasis on being positive, to the detriment of being real.”

“Believe that fate is smiling to you and everything you touch will turn into gold”

“Self-fulfilling prophecy always come to pass”

“Lost Time is never found again.”

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”

“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”

“She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.”

“Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy sun-glare beheld from a desert of ice-burnished granite.”

“Love is a weapon of Light, and it has the power to eradicate all forms of darkness. That is the key. When we offer love even to our enemies, we destroy their darkness and hatred...”