I'm nothing more than a sports slave.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

You can love me or you can hate me.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

There's no image we can't improve.

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.

I told Quynn that I'm in love with you."Her face gets real red. That damn cute red that drives me crazy. "Um, why would you do that?"I shake my head, smiling at her. "Cause its the truth, you dork.

Entertainment Weekly said that Parks and Rec is the smartest comedy on tv. Call me when it's the funniest.

Nature's deepest laws, her only true laws, are her invisible ones.

Let every student of nature take this as his rule, that whatever the mind seizes upon with particular satisfaction is to be held in suspicion.

I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. I really like what that suggests. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations.

The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw all things in God and God in all things.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

You have to be willing to work harder and sacrifice more than most to become one of the top fighters.