I think right now television is the best that it’s ever been, and I think that it’s the worst that film has ever been.

The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.

Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if not the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.

Depressed, anxious, sad, frightened? Yes. But I've never been bored.

Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you?

This is your life. Now go make it the one you've always wanted.

I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil.

I don't like the fact that I have to get older so fast, but I like the fact that I'm aging so well.

You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one of the purposes of life is not to care.

There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?

What makes divorce happen is that you can't be in the same space any more, for whatever reason - but the love stays. And that's the killer. That's where the vehemence and anger and rage comes from.

A writing may be lost

The things of the world fell by the wayside . . . but literature was eternal.

I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy.

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.

The last decision I made was my health when I had a heart attack when I was 51.

A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.

Catch someone doing something right.

In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.

I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.