I had older brothers and sisters who were high achievers, and I felt different, misunderstood by my family. That's not my family's fault; it was my perception.
My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago.
The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.
My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.
My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
Big will always be a part of my life. But I'm still on this Earth, so I have to live my life for now and the future.
The future that I will not live to see is the one my children will live in. That's my immortality. And I shouldn't try to mortgage theirs for my benefit.
In the future, I'd like to make jewelry and sell it under my own name. But right now, I've got enough on my plate!
Johns Hopkins introduced me to two defining events in my life: commitment to biomedical research and meeting my future wife, Mary.
It's funny - my wife is more jealous of my books than of other women because I'm always working and thinking about my books.
It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.
My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.
People ask, 'Are your things autobiographical?,' and I think, no, they're not autobiographical directly, but of course my life has informed my work.
Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.
My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess. I feel like I chose someone to share my life with who is my friend.
Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.
I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.
My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value.
