I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.
I was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought I would ever be.
The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.
There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
Cuba has become a symbol of courageous resistance to attack. Since 1959, Cuba has been under attack from the hemispheric superpower.
Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.
The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.
I embraced, I think, the process of becoming No. 1 of the world, which was long and difficult, but it's sweeter in the end.
When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make documentaries.
I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.
Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession.
I was appalled at the amount of study necessary in order to qualify in medicine, and gradually my desire was blunted by a keener - and secret - wish to become an actor.
Karma runs backwards. You suffer so that the violation becomes unavoidable. Your money is no good here.
If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.
I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.
Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.
This world becomes heaven when we learn to see the beauty in and around us and enjoy them every moment.
Every moment, every second, every hour and every day, be in love by becoming love. There is nothing else.
No matter how long a log of wood remains in the river it does not become a crocodile
In order to know your enemy, you must become your enemy.
