Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it. – Charles R. Swindoll
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. – Booker T. Washington
The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. – Vince Lombardi
Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Fathers palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels. – Thomas Traherne
And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, its catchy, and youve got a little bit of help, I think thats all you need. But there hasnt been that in music. – Joan Jett
Since Ive been pregnant, Ive lost my taste for fast food. I used to be the biggest McDonalds junkie and now I dont like it anymore. I used to be the biggest fast-food connoisseur, and now Ive really lost my taste for it. – Holly Madison
Im not a party animal I took my job as Miss USA very seriously… Sometimes, of course, I want to let it all go. Even though Im a beauty queen, youre also an unofficial ambassador, and theres a lot of pressure. – Rima Fakih