Be sure it's your real self you're showing. Because it is your real self that needs to be loved.

Sometimes when we’re standing at the edge, we don’t need anyone to talk us down...we just need a push.

I've got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn't be standing here talking to you. That's the cold reality of it.

We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs nothing to feel happy.

When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new.

Don't let your past determine your destiny.

The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.

The more you love something, the worse you tend to audition. If you don't really care about something, you kind of nail it.

Are you making fun of my hero complex?' Yeah.

Too soon did the doctors of the church forget that the heart--the moral nature--was the beginning and the end, and that truth, knowledge, and insight were comprehended in its expansion.

American young people have got to understand from an early age that the world pays off on results, not on effort. Not everyone should win a prize no matter where he or she finishes.