"Well, I think any national championship is an extremely important championship to play in"

"In thinking about nanotechnology today, what's most important is understanding where it leads, what nanotechnology will look like after we reach the assembler breakthrough"

"While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together"

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about"

"It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music"

"But I think there's a genuine joy, too, a sense that no matter what, even if my stomach's growling, I'm going to dance. That's what I want to leave people with at the end of the play. After all this, people still know how to live"

"I think it's important to do great work"

"I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion"

"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything"

"It's important that people know what you stand for. It's equally important that they know what you won't stand for"

"I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that"