The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

You can love me or you can hate me.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

There's no image we can't improve.

When you know who you truly are, the need to compare yourself to others would become highly unnecessary.

Why anyone, by dying, should thereby be declared beyond criticism, innocent of wrongdoing, suddenly filled with virtue and above reproach escapes me.

As designers we have a great responsibility. I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. No merchant or tradesman would set himself to work if he did not hope to reap benefit thereby.

Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, /May be refin'd and join th' angelic train.

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

There need to be more women supporting women. Not just in fashion, in general.