I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators.

I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I always got my work done before playing.

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

My father was an all-American football player.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning.

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.

I overcame size with mechanics.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me. So, I gave it a shot. It hasn't worked out too bad, so far.

Data is what distinguishes the dilettante from the artist.

Cooking today is a young man's game, I don't give a bollocks what anyone says.

Perhaps the worlds second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

'Carrie Diaries' was one of the scripts that was sent my way, and it was instantly something I wanted to work on. It was very charming, and there's a lot of heart to it. It was touching and nostalgic and relatable, and it validates so many coming-of-age issues in an open and honest way. I think it speaks to real life.

Why are all the artists so dead-set on distorting? It seems to be a reaction against photography, but I'm not sure.

Without justice you won't have stability.

When you're a kid, you have this feeling like you're indestructible. Your mortality doesn't even occur to you. But as time goes by, you realize, 'I better cut this out or that out if I want to continue to exist.'

'Brand-Dropping' is the term that the Kluger Agency coined to describe discreetly advertising by product mentioning in song, and we feel we can make this the way of the future without jeopardizing any artist's creative outlet or typical style.

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips.

I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.

This clutching hold of the E.U. is a sign of a lack of national self-confidence - which is not healthy.

I lived for 30 years in the U.S., but always kept my Islamic and Iranian culture and customs... even now, western lifestyle feels strange to me.

If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing.

If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself

I'm incurably nosey - so naturally I'm a great reader.

Being all about me is not a good thing - I don't care what 1978 tried to say - because as long as you mostly think about yourself, you're not going to be a wonderful person. You're just not.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.