"The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans."

“No man who is in a hurry is quite civilised.”

Source : Will Durant, Ariel Durant (1939). “The Story of Civilization: The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete”

“If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?”

“Don't get stuck in your grieving, look to heaven ... God has more in store for you.”

“The unfortunate are always egotistical.”

“I think the most important thing that I think everyone in America must have is belief that wherever they live, whatever station they have in life, that the American dream is alive and well. I think the fracturing of trust and confidence is in the American dream.”

“One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“When I hit a block, regardless of what I am writing, what the subject matter is, or what's going on in the plot, I go back and I read Pablo Neruda's poetry. I don't actually speak Spanish, so I read it translation. But I always go back to Neruda. I don't know why, but it calms me, calms my brain.”

“Lady Luck shines on all, but rather than having your umbrella overhead, you've got to have your face to the sky. When it comes down to it, it's all you, baby. There's no other way around it.”