Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

Worry is simply thinking the same thing over and over again and not doing anything about it.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

Be inspired by possibilities and never be discouraged by obstacles

Sure, I've had times it was hard to meditate....But even then I still end up being more calmly agitated.

I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination.

I grew up in a family full of yellers. People screaming and chaos goin' on, I feel right at home in it. I've really worked on myself with anger management. I try to save that for the stage.

The song I like to do is 'Dead.' I'm constantly playing that one.

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

The spine should be empty so that energy moves up and down. I always felt this way as a child.

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.

Increasingly, people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication, which is baffling -- the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than admiration.

When you're doing a big movie, you're gone for 10 months to a year.