Quotes from Nick Viall

It's always good to hear positive things.

I don't like how sometimes people pretend to not be a certain way.

My priorities of having a family are still No. 1.

Don't be righteous and a liar at the same time - I have a problem with that.

When you are the Bachelor, you have very limited resources and time to get to know these women, and I think you try to use everything at your disposal.

Friends and family - those are the people whose opinions count.

It's like everyone you talk to in Bachelor Nation had their Hannah Brown story. The reason you haven't heard that from Bachelor people, to be totally honest, is they're afraid of Hannah and her fans and, specifically, they are afraid of Hannah's willingness to steer her fans' energy in the direction of her critics.

It's been over 10 years since I've lived in Wisconsin, but it'll always feel like home to me.

Seeing how people react to a situation, you can tell a lot.

It is a terrible feeling to have to say goodbye to someone who so badly wants to make it work.

I think I would be open to any great opportunity.

There's a lot of great things about being the Bachelor, but it is challenging to know that every decision you make is going to affect everyone.

I think a lot of people go into 'The Bachelor' assuming it's going to work out, but I went in knowing there are no guarantees.

I'm not big on throwing out the phrase 'right reasons' in Bachelor world. I feel like it's used too often just because someone is going about a situation in a different way than you.

In past relationships, I learned so much about that person through the tough conversations and how we handled them together.

I think you can take things seriously and still have fun.

I've used my business acumen that I've learned in corporate America and the platform that I've been fortunate to gain in the Bachelor world to kind of see if those two can work together.

I always try to get a workout in.

I have always been incredibly grateful for my time in the Bachelor world, and while overall I have no regrets, my time on the show hasn't come without its hardships. But I have always been a risk taker and have always believed the greatest things in life often come with the greatest risks.

No disrespect to 'The Bachelor' and things like that because I am a big believer in the process, but it's also not reality. It's a very beautiful, engineered environment. It does work, has worked; people have been born as results. You certainly cannot mock the process. I have no regrets.

Sometimes no matter how strong your imagination is and how many days you spend picturing a life with a woman, she turns out to be so amazing that only being there with her in the moment, holding her in your arms, can you find the truth in your heart.

Of course, helicopters and yachts are romantic and unbelievable experiences - but there is something about just walking through a city with no real plan that makes a bond so much greater.

It is tragic to lose someone close, but having that reminder to take advantage of every opportunity that life gives you.

It's been kind of a weird transition from ending 'The Bachelor' to starting 'Dancing with the Stars.'