Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.

True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure.

The older we get the less afraid we are.

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

We suffer pain, we hang tight to hope, we nurture expectations, we are plagued occasionally by fears, we are haunted by defeats and unrealized hopes . . . The hoplessness of which I speak is not limited.

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.