With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a... →
Randa Abdel-Fattah
I used to play football all the time. In the U.S., people don't play football, so I had to learn basketball. Looking back, that's what I like... →
Barkhad Abdi
When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the... →
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable... →
Every time I listen back to solos of mine I'll hear something I like and then another phrase that I can't stand. You have to live with what... →
John Abercrombie
Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould... →
The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with... →
Lascelles Abercrombie