"Even Spartacus needs a coach."

“Love is hope without doubt, hate is fear turned out.”

“I've been busy for a long, long time. I've received a ton of awards in the past few years ... I think they're really great, it's really an honor, but s**t - I really have to work for these things.”

Source : "Carrie Mae Weems and a shifting stage". Interview with Tess Mayer, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 4, 2016.

“The world has more winnable people than ever before but it is possible to come out of a ripe field empty-handed.”

“I didn't invent the culture, but I didn't try to stop the culture,”

“I love Mickey Rourke. I think he's an all-American classic. He's great.”

“Learning emerges from discovery, not directives; reflection, not rules; possibilities, not prescriptions; diversity, not dogma; creativity and curiosity, not conformity and certainty; and meaning, not mandates.”

Source : Stephanie Pace Marshall (2006). “The Power to Transform: Leadership That Brings Learning and Schooling to Life”, p.38, John Wiley & Sons

“The outpouring of support from health professionals who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts has been tremendous,”

“We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit.”