I think the political process has degenerated into name-calling and extremism, and I think that that's unfortunate.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

When you're not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to the issue of race in America, we have to do both.

Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.

The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own.

I might lose because I wasn't tall enough; I might lose because I wasn't fast enough. But I wasn't going to lose because I wasn't ready.

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.

There are such repulsive faces in the world.

James’ fingers brushed her cheek. “You can run, or you can see this through to the end. Whatever that end might be.

The rule should be HS students should be allowed to pursue their career

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!

Only when you know who you are will you be able to find the courage to do what drives you-with integrity and grace.

I'm definitely not non-chalant. I have to leave nonchalant at home when I'm working on something, otherwise I just don't feel like I'm committed, and I've gotta be fully committed.

I thought I should work more on the idea that you wear a suit or a jacket because of the fun it can provide, because it's a game, because it might even have a sexual quality.

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.

It doesnt hurt to repeat here the statement, still rejected by many people in spite of its obviousness, that education is a political act.

I don't know, think for that relationship in particular age doesn't really come into play.