I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.

I grew really fast. It's true I went from 5'6'' to 6'1'' in six months in 8th grade. By the end of 8th grade, I was 6'1''. Everyone was freaking out.

I have a Twitter and have followers from all over the world. It's pretty overwhelming.

When you initially forgive, it is like letting go of a hot iron. There is initial pain and the scars will show, but you can start living again.

He wore his medals. He had a surprising number of them, the real kind, not the ones you got for turning up. Although turning up was no mean thing, some days.

If there are any ifs to salvation then no one is saved by grace. Everyone saves himself who can meet the requirements

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

When I don't feel in the mood for painting I go to the movies for a week or more. I go on a regular movie binge!

I was greatly affected by a guy named Rob Briner, who died about five years ago, who wrote a book called "Roaring Lambs", which is a book on how to be salt and light in the secular community.

As Jews, their families left Russia to escape the poverty and the antisemitism.

Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit.