Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They must be properly conducted by competent individuals.

Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.

Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.

The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need.

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

Basketball is a pure invention.

In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.

The devil…the prowde spirite…cannot endure to be mocked.

Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

I forget the derivation of Boxing Day, but the feeling of wanting to invite your loved ones outside one at a time and punch them in the face, does that come into it somewhere?

I'm having a great life. And I'm 73 and they still phone me up and ask me to do a job here and there.

Is this the part where you say if I hurt her, you'll kill me?" "No" Simon said, "If you hurt Clary she's quite capable of killing you herself. Possibly with a variety of weapons.

I would continue to do the things that I do. I'd get into the field and work, and be an example to other people that you can't rely on the government to be the answer to everything.

I'm interested in genius the way a hungry man is interested in Philadelphia cheesesteaks. I want something. I want a piece of it.

I'm not the most attractive fella. I'm not a Billy Dee Williams. Personality is everything.

True love usually results in a hostage situation.

Lots of people can have girlfriends. But I can throw around guitars onstage! That'll be my epitaph: 'He never had a girlfriend, but you should've seen him smash a Les Paul!'