I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.

My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.

I did some things I regret, and I know there are people who think they know me. I've heard the things they say, and some of them are hurtful.

We're all products of our environment. The key is not to fall.

You've got to play with pride and guts.

Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to.

If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.

I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.

My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.

I've always been taught to care what other people think. My grandmother and mother taught me to project a positive image of myself.

In New York, the dunk is not the thing. To break somebody down and shoot a J-that's as big as a dunk in New York.

The way to be nothing is to do nothing

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.

All you could do was hope for silence, for still air.

Hot from hell. Caesar's spirit raging in revenge. Cry, havoc! And let slip the dogs of war.

To lead a successful life, then, it's a good idea to work out what you really want. Then get together some plans. Then set some goals.

When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us

My life is one demd horrid grind.

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority.

I had to learn to forgive myself, not to judge, but to learn from the past. They showed me how vital it is to accept, be truthful, and love myself. So I could do the same with others.

Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?