I began to discriminate between fear and excitement. The two, though very close, are completely different. Fear is negative excitement, choking your imagination. Real excitement produces an energy that overcomes apprehension and makes you want to close in on your goal.

Whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

You can keep on chewing gum for ten hours, but after about a minute and a half you've got all the good out of it.

Alone is a fact, a condition where no one else is around. Lonely is how you feel about that.

Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential.

I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.

Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal.