The first thing a great person does is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.

Don't waste your life waiting until everything is perfect before you start enjoying it.

How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

As we open up our church meetings to God's power, they will not always follow a predetermined schedule or order. Who can outline what God might have in mind?

If we choose to turn left when God wants us to go right, we cannot expect God to support the plans we made on our own.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.

I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of projects that I thought should have really gained notoriety and furthered my career, only to be met with the cold grasp of disappointment. So I typically stay away from predicting how a film will do.

I knew that the UFC and that mixed martial arts in general was going to prosper because I was extremely selfish and cocky, and I thought: 'Hey, if I like it, everyone's gonna like it.' Well, it came to fruition, and I chose a character that was not a far departure from myself at all.