I have so much respect for our troops.

I am a real person with real fears, hopes and dreams.

When you look at my astonishing physique you probably think to yourself, This kid must eat nothing but molten steel. That's a common misconception.

There's only so long you can rule the reality world.

Everybody goes through their own tribulations in life.

It is a part of my personality, but not the full circle. That character that you see is 'The Situation.' It's not Michael Sorrentino. You're seeing 'The Situation,' almost like Clark Kent and Superman.

I work very hard on my body, and I'm not just known for my six-pack or my body. I also believe that I have pretty good camera presence.

There's a single with D.J. Class and Fatman Scoop - I'm not going to claim to be a singer, but my voice is in it and the song is technically about me.

Everyone knows that I have abs.

I like Armani Exchange, Guess, Rock & Republic. There's a lot of places. I'm not too picky. I like to be trendy, and I like to look good.

Everybody when they're little wants to be on billboards or on TV.

When you see The Situation in person, it can startle some people.

I understand that there's going to be a shelf life for 'Jersey Shore.'

Losing is not an option for me.

Sometimes in people's lives, when bad stuff happens, their dreams just die, and they end up settling. I guess that's their decision, maybe, because they didn't believe in their dreams or forgot their dreams. My dreams never died.

I always had dreams, my whole life, of being somebody special. Someone out in the world that everybody knew of and everybody liked. Somebody unique. Even when I was down on my luck, in my head I still had those dreams.

I'm in constant battle with MTV to see where the line falls. You know, the things I do and say and the things they profit on and the things I profit on.

I'm good in front of the camera in terms of speaking or entertaining or being humorous, but when it comes to dancing, you really got to know your stuff in order to be confident. You can freeze up or get stiff, and it's just not a good situation.

I'll be the first one to tell you if some girl turned me down.

I'll be the first one to tell you if I made a mistake.

The Situation has mass appeal.

It's very hard for me to write back to some of the fan mail, so one of the things I wanted to do was reach out through a book.

I'm just saying that being in this business is not easy, and it's definitely not for everybody.

I love a challenge.