Though my stabilization chute opens at 96,000 feet, I accelerate for 6,000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour, nine-tenths the speed of sound at my altitude.

It's a long road. Setbacks don't actually matter.

One of the advantages of pure congregational singing is that you can join in the singing whether you have a voice or not. The disadvantage is that your neighbor can do the same.

I taught myself Russian, which was very, very useful, especially for poetry and in fact if you can't read Pushkin in Russian, you're really missing something.

I didn't want people to wait six months to get the clothes, I wanted a very immediate, real feel to it. You see it one night, the next morning you can go and buy the same outfit!

We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.

I know my voice is very distinctive because in a room of 100 people, my voice is always picked out.

If we do not believe in ourselves- neither in our efficacy nor in our goodness- the universe is a frightening place.

It's nice to be playing a character who's never had a live-action version before.

Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!

Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent.