I was just proud of myself that, even under extreme stress and adversity, I was still able to do my job and do it well. And still able to earn an income while in prison.

I felt very accomplished staying busy in prison.

I really believe in positive energy and positive thinking and dreams and all that type of stuff.

If you're looking your best, you're going to feel your best. If you feel your best you're going to act pretty charming and when you walk into the room, they're going to be like damn, who is that?

I do like Drake's 'Forever.'

I've been in love. I believe in destiny and true love.

You can hate on me all you want to, but what can you possibly say to somebody that looks like Rambo, pretty much, with his shirt off.

That hater-juice is best served cold.

My abs are so ripped up they're called 'The Situation.'

I love to help others that are suffering from the disease of addiction, and I'm just very, very passionate about that.

I pick my swimsuits just like I pick my women. As soon as I see it, I like it, and that's it. I get it real quick.

In a year's time, I was able to start a brand name and make it a household name. That's The Situation.

There are not too many places I can go without someone saying, 'Hey, can I take a picture of you with my daughter,' or whatever. I'm humble when it comes to that stuff. I never refuse a handshake or a kiss on the cheek. The fans are the ones who put me where I am today.

You sort of take your freedom for granted sometimes.

I love sushi.

I've realized what I want to do in life in that I just love being in front of the camera.

You can't get girls if you can't speak to them.

As soon as someone hears the name 'Situation,' they're gonna kind of know that it's gonna be good.

Be confident in what you got.

I was very proud of the 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' that was airing on TV.

I'm taking the name The Situation and I'm... like, I don't know, I'm turning it into The Corporation or something.

There's enough Situation to go around.

I actually love to give back.

I'm really grateful for all the support from my fans.

Everybody loves me, babies, dogs, yah know, hot girls, cougars.

I love being an entertainer. It's almost been a lifelong journey to find out what I wanted to do.

If you don't go the gym, you don't look good. If you don't tan, you're pale. If you don't do laundry, you don't got no clothes.

My license plate I did get registered, and it is S-I-T-C-H... so that's pretty cool.

People are so happy to meet me. Stars come up and want to take their picture with me.

Every day when I wake up, I gotta go to the gym.

On the 'Jersey Shore,' people got a glimpse through a keyhole of who I really am. But the world really started to see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' I am not the best dancer. That was never my strong point. But I wanted to let people know, hey, this kid is risking a lot just to know a different side of him.

I can play many roles, a guy who takes on a challenge on very short notice with potentially damaging results, if I make the wrong move... I shoot for the stars. If I get the moon, I'm OK with that.

The way you see me on 'Jersey' is a snapshot, and you can't judge from a snapshot.

The real Mike is somebody who is a positive person, a generous person. A loyal person. Somebody that's gonna help you if you call me up and say, 'Mike, I got a flat tire.' I'm there, you know?

In the beginning of 'Jersey Shore,' for sure, that was the real Mike. That's the Mike that I know, that's the Mike I love. And that's the Mike I strive to be every day.

In the beginning of my career, everybody knew it, it was no secret that I loved the spotlight. I basked in it. And then all of a sudden, I turned into this person who was reclusive, or hiding.

I love a challenge.

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

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.

The Situation has mass appeal.

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

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

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'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 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.

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.

Losing is not an option for me.

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

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

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