“If we stop exploring space, we're going to lose the same part of us that found vaccines and penicillin, the part that searches for cures to cancer and AIDS.”
“There's nothing like coming home here, having the day off or morning off and going surfing. In Orlando I don't know what I would do.”
“Is there something in my genetic makeup that makes me more at risk for heart disease? I believe there is. My father was the sign.”
“I love working for myself. I've grown to dislike the Hollywood machine. Too much bull, disappointment, and quite frankly, untalented, mindless, and hugely disrespectful people involved in the process. I'll take carrying the load on my back, all the way up Everest if needed, to be able to steer away from it.”
“If you're truthful with yourself and others, forgiveness clears the path to righteousness, to grace. All we want is grace. We all want that light in our lives. And we can only get that when we go deep into truth.”
“My dad had a stroke. It's one of those life-changing events. It was right around the time I was turning 40. We were doing 'L.A. Law,' and I got this call that my dad was in Rome and had had a stroke. I want to stress that it wasn't a huge stroke, but it was enough to provide a serious wake-up call.”
“You can't just take an aspirin and sit around and have 12 donuts and think, 'I took my aspirin so I'm not going to have a heart attack.' It's really important each person take personal responsibility for their health. You can't keep thinking that someone else is going to take care of it. You have to be part of the solution.”
“I love to entertain, I love to make people laugh, cry, and move them, perhaps moving them in their lives.”
“I have to say, though, it's a little strange doing both because Durant is very straight and stern and austere.”
“We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.”