My LIFE has been FULL of TERRIBLE misfortunes most of which NEVER happened.

The STRONGEST MAN in the WORLD is he who STANDS most ALONE.

The best THING to do when you FIND yourself in a hurting or vulnerable PLACE is to surround yourself with the STRONGEST, finest, most positive people you KNOW.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to UNDERSTAND and to be UNDERSTOOD.

Some kids win the LOTTERY at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a HARD time catching up over the rest of their lives. CHILDREN raised in disadvantaged environments are not only much less likely to SUCCEED in school or in society, but they are also much less likely to be healthy adults.

Having a superpower has NOTHING to do with the ABILITY to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ONES we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage.

The most FRUSTRATING thing about injuries is that they TAKE so BLOODY LONG to heal.

To a LIAR, the most DANGEROUS individual is the person who catches LIES but doesn't SAY anything about it. Then the liar isn't sure which lies are compromised.

Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most THINGS. It has taught me to APPRECIATE the contradictions in the world and in my LIFE. I scavenge from the BEST.

In boxing, they SAY it's the punch you don't see coming that KNOCKS you out. In the wider WORLD, the REALITY we ignore or deny is the one that weakens our most impassioned EFFORTS toward improvement.

Sorrow is KNOWLEDGE, those that KNOW the most must mourn the deepest, the TREE of knowledge is not the tree of life.