Quotes

I believe life imprisonment is far worse than the death penalty.

I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my life, and I survived it.

Death row saved my life. It taught me everything is a luxury to be treasured.

I was 20 when I was sentenced to death. My life had been on a one-way path to self-destruction for years. I don't remember too much about my early life, but I think I had a happy childhood, growing up in Philadelphia in a loving family with five siblings.

I will say this: I've had more pro-life bills, I believe, I ruled unconstitutional - but I tried - than the entire total membership of Congress together.

I don't have to go through life being mean or having a stern face just to play basketball. I enjoy the game and play it how I like to play it.

I get criticized for being me. I'm enjoying life, and people see it as me not being serious. Not taking the game seriously. You shouldn't hate somebody for being themselves, for enjoying themselves.

I'm a homing pigeon. When I'm in Tallahassee, I give everything I have to being, hopefully, the best legislator I can be. When I'm home, I'm home. I try to not do legislative stuff. That brings a balance to life.

So, my happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.

My whole life is about being Nicki Minaj now. It's a never-ending saga.

I went through a lot of bullying early on. Girls made my life a living hell. We had come to America from a different country. My brother and I had accents. It was very tough.

My happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.

I don't agree that everyone should agree with everyone's lifestyle. I think that some people aren't going to agree, but I think that when you're mean and when you ridicule people it's a sign of your own insecurities.

I hope everyone goes through life seeking knowledge.

I want people - especially young girls - to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You've got to have something else to go with that.

I feel like my entire career and life, I've been judged by people who did not really know me. I definitely think that they probably were right to assume what they had assumed about me, because there was such little to go on out there.

I once wore a maroon leather dress with sleeves, which looked fabulous in real life but didn't look great on TV. It was shiny, and it looked like something Pinky Tuscadero would wear.

There is no such thing as balance in life, you just do the best you can, when you can with that you've got.

The key thing was that I had no one in my life saying 'no.' Everyone I knew was just saying what I wanted to hear.

I'm happy with the life I've lived.

I became too fond of the lifestyle that came with the money.

Football is a big part of my life and I cannot leave it.

I think it's important to have an adult with you at that stage of your career, when you go from the academy to being a professional player. Someone to tell you how to manage your life, your time, your money. Someone who can help you navigate the experiences you go through when you are becoming a man.

The right of all of our citizens to enjoy fair and equal access to housing opportunities is guaranteed by our laws. The U.S. Department of Justice is committed to fiercely protecting those rights in order to ensure the quality of life all Americans deserve.

I am not saying I have never done anything wrong, because I have. But I know football makes me happy whatever level I play and I think I'll play football all my life.