I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It's not like I was holding out.

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

We've got babies raising babies, and it's important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what we can to make sure that our kids are steered in the right direction.

You can want and hope, or you can make it happen.

There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

I listen to myself. I listen to my body, my mind, I follow my heart.

I want to live 50 more years. I'm 33 years old... and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That's important to me.

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship.

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

I'm excited about what the future will bring and I think the best is yet to come.

Even in the grave, all is not lost.

Faith, he had learned that night in front of the flickering television, was most glorious when it was most untouched by reason.

No lifetime is long enough for those who wish to create, Raul. Or for those who simply wish to understand themselves and their lives. It is, perhaps, the curse of being human, but also a blessing.

I met an American woman and got married so I had to get a job.

Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world.

As a child, I loved to read books. The library was a window to the world, a pathway to worlds and people far from my neighborhood in Philadelphia.

He said, You're so tiny, like a doll, you look like you might break. I wanted him to break me. Part of me did.

It's clear that other problems such as [...] the domination of business over government, science, thought, and society, are much bigger than non-free software.

The satisfaction of life May not be ours, But the beauty of hope Is all ours.

I love black dresses. I think everyone should own a lot, but black dresses don't sell online because on the computer they don't read like anything.