I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.

Bill Murray is such a tremendous talent, but the world wasn't ready for 'Razor's Edge,' for something that thoughtful and with that much depth at that time in his career.

At the end of the day, I thought to myself, 'What do I want to be doing?' And yes, I want to be a part of this industry and in sports broadcasting, but more than anything else I want to be a great mom...

I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.

If someone were to actually come to one of our training sessions, there's lots of flipping and sweating and crying and blood going on all over the place. I mean, if that doesn't qualify it as a sport,...

Wonderful teachers should never let themselves be drill sergeants for the state.

David Anspaugh, who was my first director, on 'Rudy,' was all about empowering the actor, making you feel comfortable and appreciated, allowing you to keep your dignity, and treating you like a man....

I don't pay attention to the ratings.

Singers like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are very conscious of what's going on around them, and they're waking up a lot of young people with that knowledge. They bring their enlightenment to the world;...

As an African-American athlete, you get discouraged that this type of thing is still condoned in people's lives. You look at a situation where we're good enough to work for you, but not good enough to...

During the 19th-century struggle for women's rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women.

The fastest way to get around the southern Chinese city of Foshan is on the back of a motorcycle-for-hire.

I've been lucky. I've been at a place that's a meritocracy. It doesn't really matter that much what your gender is if you do the work well.

There's no question that the gay movement would not be as far along as it is without AIDS. But how can there be any other issue in the face of death, possible extinction?

Iraq was home of the Abbasid Caliphate, a golden age when the Muslim world was at the forefront of math, science, and medicine.

Just because you fall in love with someone doesn't necessarily mean they're a good partner for you to be with over the long term.

I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.

I have no clue when I'm getting married. I just go with the flow.

I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.

I'll rock with anyone - vintage rappers, young dudes, anyone.

When girls scream my name and start crying, I blush like crazy.

I wrote 'Truth Is' with Julia Michaels during our first time working together. The song is about emotions we often think of but are afraid to voice - the feelings we try to convince ourselves we don't...

I love celebrating music in different and unique ways.

From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they...

No matter the natural disaster I've covered, whether it's a wildfire or flood, I always come back with a much greater perspective.

Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the Galapagos Islands, and while I was there, I saw a particular problem in behavioral...

I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't have a radio on the farm, and it was during the second World War. I had three brothers in that war...

I don't know how to use appliances. I mean, I use the coffee maker. But that's it.

Honestly one woman that I would really love to face would be Taya Valkyrie.

If what you do in life is perform to open up eyes and minds, to make people laugh, then it better damn well be new! It shouldn't be just a repetitious 'Hey, I'm still here!'