"I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness."

“What made traditional economies so radically different and so very fundamentally dangerous to Western economies were the traditional principles of prosperity of Creation versus scarcity of resources, of sharing and distribution versus accumulation and greed, of kinship usage rights versus individual exclusive ownership rights, and of sustainability versus growth.”

“Guarding LeBron James has to be the hardest job in basketball.”

Source : "Game Quotes: Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors - June 16". Interview, www.nba.com. June 17, 2015.

“Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.”

“The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.”

Source : John Ciardi (1963). “Dialogue with an audience”

“When you do well in school as a young person you can foresee a bountiful future for yourself. When you don't do well, the future you see is bleak. It's tough to find an honour student in trouble with the law. We have to feel that we're of value and we get that from people reacting to our prudence.”

Source : Source: fightnetwork.com

“If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.”

“Just tell yourself a story that'll satisfy you and pretend he told it.”

“It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known.”