What I saw in that country, I saw in that country and I saw people respect him and his family and that's what I mean about that.

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.

Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.

The eternal Being is forever if he is at all.

And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit's presence when the Word is really precious to a man 's soul.

The great thing, as a screenwriter, is that you are always proud of what ends up on the screen, you are able to create something in isolation and you have a lot of freedom.

Writing stories is the habit of lying put to good use.

In hell, the Devil is God.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

Society is based on discontent: people wanting more and more and more, being continually dissatisfied with their homes, their bodies, their decor, their clothes, everything.

It is no use telling me there are bad aunts and good aunts. At the core, they are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof.

I'm a great believer in luck and the extraordinary role that plays in all of our lives.