Our people outside of prison used my name to mobilize the community locally and internationally. But for me to be treated separately from my colleagues, who had contributed as much as and even more than I had, would have been a betrayal of them.
I have never been disabled in my dreams.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.
At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope. Once we find it, we must cling to it with absolute determination. When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone. . . You can find a new lease on life - more meaning than you thought possible in simple things. . . Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward.
Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.
Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.
Before you marry, you have to get shot by an arrow and fall in love,” the boy explained. He paused thoughtfully. “But I don’t think the rest of it hurts as much as the beginning.
If a man talks bad about all women, it usually means he was burned by one woman.