Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think back on what they could have done.

Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror.

No credit--no debt. Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.

The more you read the more places you will go, the more places you go the more things you will learn.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

Never do today what you can do tomorrow, because something may occur to make you regret your premature action.

The negative is just as important as the positive.

I lived in the Muslim world for 10 years.

Failure builds muscle, determination, and dreams.

Inspiration can come from anywhere - an image, a comment, something that's happened to me or someone I know. It's hard to know exactly.

To me it is unthinkable that a real atheist could be a scientist.

I told my wife the other day, I'm the Halle Berry of the NBA. Everybody wants this, baby. Everybody wants me.