I tape my list of goals, both large and small, above my bed so I can see them when I wake up. This holds me accountable.

When you lose your job, you gain ownership of your life

All this happened in much less time than it takes to tell, since I am trying to interpret for you into slow speech the instantaneous effect of visual impressions.

I need you. Right now. Let me love you right here, please.

...but my friends call me Edmund Dantes.

I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.

Tyrannies are overthrown by ideas. Armies are defeated by ideas. Nations, and Time itself, are overmatched by ideas.

To be a cult figure in one's own lifetime is most unpleasant.

I want to work with Justin Timberlake.

We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos.

To create a new standard, you have to be up for that challenge and really enjoy it.