Brian McKnight

I don’t care how small the game. I want to win.

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

The guy comes up to the plate, there’s always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.

I’ve always wanted to be a stand-up comic on some levels as well and I know I can play and sing but when people see me and say, “I didn’t know you were so funny… You’re like a real entertainer,” that’s what I like more than all the other accolades.

It’s just exciting to be part of something that is brand-new.

Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don’t have to worry about anything.

When you embark for strange places don’t leave any of yourself safely at the shore… Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

You have to be odd to be number one.

Life did not stop, and one had to live.

It’s not for me. I tried human flesh and it’s too salty for my taste.

We want to have something of everything-we have types of every sort of wagon and carriage ever used in this country, from the covered wagon of the pioneer to the last style of buggy. We have nearly every type of agricultural instrument, every type of musical instrument, we have all kinds and sorts of furniture and household effects. One of these days the collection will have its own museum at Dearborn, and there we shall reproduce the life of the country in its every age.

There is no script. Live your life. Soak it all in.

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There’s just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent’s voice to resonate in the children’s ears.

She wears her beauty as the sky wears the stars, infinitely deep and forever shining.

If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Spring is the time of plans and projects.

They said eyes are the key to the soul, and after looking into yours, I know you’ve unlocked mine.