My relationship, my friendships with Grateful Dead, has shaped me. Our house is a shrine to all our musical heroes.

I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.

I could smell colors, I could feel sounds.

Love is the single most powerful and important word and notion in culture and language. Until the power of love supersedes the love of power we have no chance of ever being successful.

But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.

No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there.

I believe in science and evolution. I've been to the Grand Canyon.

Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.

It was as if they wanted to take their older bodies and put their younger hearts inside.

If you insist on disavowing that which is ugly about what you do, " said Magnus, still looking at Alec, "you will never learn from your mistakes.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.

The more you limit your choices, thereby limiting thought, the more you can simplify your life and focus your energy elsewhere.

We don't think about women being leaders.

I'm always slightly envious of people who become extremely rich without anyone knowing who the hell they are, like financiers.

From cane reeds, sugar. From a worm's cocoon, silk. Be patient if you can, and from sour grapes will come something sweet.

The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.

The sobbing of the weak today is the sobbing of the victims of neoliberal policies. They consist of billions of people all over the world.