Tommy's [Gamble] an East Coast guy, so he kind of talks fast and in quick statements and phrases, so I understood him and he understood me, and we just hit it off.

Everybody has the same amount of time during the day. You can either spend your time or invest your time.

Wherever you're coaching or playing right now is the Big Time

It doesn't hurt me. I'm not governed by the fear of what other people say. Events don't elicit feelings; I think beliefs elicit feelings, and I understand what my beliefs are and I know how I am.

Last time I checked, there is no 'Hall of Average.'

If your expectations aren't to be the best, then... you know, nobody rises to low expectations.

Run from being good. Chase being great.

I don't think anybody has a ceiling. Everybody can constantly improve.

I think sometimes when you look long term, you kind of forget to take care of what you have to take care of on a daily basis. We're into short-term goals more than long-term goals.

When a warrior goes down, you pick up his shield and go play in honor of him.

You don’t get a trophy after halftime. We don’t look at the scoreboard until the end of the game.

Stop waiting for success to happen, and start working consistently towards it. You must sow before you can reap.

Bloom like a flower with fragrance so others can enjoy you during the joyous springtime.

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.

In the study of Zen you can learn how to strengthen and clarify your finite mind. Your finite mind is like a muscle; when exercised it becomes stronger.

An ear will never do you wrong, but I know writers who... most of the language they use is just extracted language from other languages they've read. I am a big-time reader, but I mix and match.

For me, the key to longevity - and immortality, in a sense - has to do with transformation.

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.

The Democratic Party is the - was the largest and most powerful institution supporting slavery in the English-speaking world. And it is the only one that has survived to the 21st century!

The tiger is humbled by memories of prey.

... the current of time slowing down in the gravitational field of oblivion.