Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas. ... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.

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.

You know there's no such thing as a complete lie. There's always some truth in there.

When you come to God, the devil will remind you about the pleasures of sin

There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.

What matters most: passion or competence that was born in? Berkshireis full of people who have a peculiar passion for their own business. I would argue passion is more important than brain power.

Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet, whenever we allow the heart to open.

I've actually spent a lot of time researching beauty products, how they are produced and how they are sold.

I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it.

You don't know how to love without condition.

The Gods have proclaimed Christ to have been most pious, but the Christians are a confused and vicious sect.

Courts love the people always, as wolves do the sheep.