Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

Start where you are, use what you have.

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

That is why enemies can be great motivators. They serve as fuel for your fire.

It’s much easier to be cruel than one might think.

Nothing is a matter of life and death except life and death.

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them.

The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.

Go back to what's good, what's certain, what's always there. You woke up today. Just start walking.

We were nominated [for Grammy] once before for our album 1916. We were up against Metallica at the time and they had just sold a quarter of a zillion albums.

Snobbery has gone out of fashion, and in our shops you will find duchesses jostling with typists to buy the same dress.

What I say is that 'just' or 'right' means nothing but what is in the interest of the stronger party.

The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures.