Everybody ought to be given a chance to do whatever they want, but be responsible for their own actions.

If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it'll take all day. Act like you've got all day and it'll take fifteen minutes.

The number one worst piece of horsemanship on earth is violence.

A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.

You must somehow understand that we as horsemen can do very little to teach the horse. What we can do is to create an environment in which he can learn.

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.

Horses react appropriately while waiting for the human to get it right.

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.

All states of consciousness, no matter how mystical, ecstatic or divine, are gloriously born through the protoplasmic activity of the brain.

If you have a fight with yourself, who can win?

They all laughed when I said I'd become a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now.

I was a tap dancer as a child, so I understand precision and repetition.

The angels started singing, the clouds parted, it was a religious experience. I've never had the same reaction to a product, not in 25 years.

It's better to solve the right problem approximately than to solve the wrong problem exactly.

Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food and that inspires me.

To anyone out there especially young people feeling like they don't fit in and will never be accepted, please know this, great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.

The reality is that the NBA was in worse shape in the '70s and early '80s. People have convenient memories.