Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Doing anything with dedication impacts life positively.

You don't appreciate life until you get to the other side. Like lying in a hospital bed.

The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn't allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.