“Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.”

“Once in a while I experience an emotion onstage that is so gut-wrenching, so heart-stopping, that I could weep with gratitude and joy. The feeling catches and magnifies so rapidly that it threatens to engulf me.”

“The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.”

“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”

“Miracles, contrary to popular belief, do not just happen. A miracle is the achievement of the impossible, and it is only when we put aside out greed, anger, pride and prejudice so that our minds are open and ready to accept it, that a miracle can occur.”

“I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.”

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”