"Whoever loses the capability for inner silence, loses contact to himself and soon won't be able to think clearly any more."

“When pain ends, gain ends too.”

“We tend to get what we expect.”

“I played for Almendares in Cuba. Guess who was trying out for the team? Castro. Fidel Castro, as a pitcher. He could throw pretty hard, but he was wild. He didn't have any control.”

“I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.”

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

“People don't need Christians to act like we always have it together. People need us to be real! What kind of healing would come if we all just got real before God and others?”

“Women's rights, men's rights-human rights-all are threatened by the everpresent specter of war so destructive now of human material and moral values as to render victory indistinguishable from defeat.”

“The Truly Healthy environment is not merely safe but stimulating.”

Source : Environmental Science and Technology, February 1968.

“In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life.”

Source : "Mario denies rumors about 'Idol' departure". Associated Press, www.today.com. March 14, 2005.