Many of us carry memories of an influential teacher who may scarcely know we existed, yet who said something at just the right time in our lives to snap a whole world into focus.

An entrepreneur is not deterred by his lack of perfection, he knows no one else is

We pass judgements as to merits in areas we have no competence

He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

Nothing you can do can prevent your death. Nothing you can do can prevent your rebirth. To step beyond life and death is self-discovery.

I realized eventually that if I was really on top of what I was doing, I should be able to make photographs out of almost anything.

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him.

You've got to know much more than the mere technicalities of notes. You've got to know sounds and what goes between the notes.

It will be said that great societies cannot exist without government.

I can't figure out why fans keep coming, maybe it's because they dig the songs.