I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I think I am becoming a man.

Some people are so poor, all they have is their money.

You always want to be better than you are. No matter what, I think that's important.

You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.

People can't measure the amount of heart you have and how much you're willing to fight for something.

Energy is something you can control, in everything you do, you're going to face people more talented than you. I set myself apart by bringing more energy than they do.

The sincerity with which you do things, that's what shapes your life.

If you love the game and you love playing, just have fun and enjoy it. Work hard and don't get bogged down by it.

I'm thankful for some of bad experiences I've had. They helped me with the way I view people and see them for who they really are.

This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.

The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!

They kill people here who stand up for their rights The system's just too damned corrupt It's always the same, the name of the game Is who do you know higher up

I heard a lot about the Affordable Care Act, too. About how people in the individual market were getting clobbered with all these increases, which is a legitimate issue.

I really do not want to carry some kind of party function.

Im not suggesting that the play is without fault; all of my plays are imperfect, Im rather happy to say-it leaves me something to do.

Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000 Witches.

I never play characters that are like me because I'm a boring person. I wouldn't want to see me in a movie.

When the court that handpicked you to be president tells you you've overstepped your bounds, you've overstepped your bounds.

Never before, I suspect, have so many people been so rich to so little purpose.

I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse.