“Whatever God gave you, you have to work that to your best ability - es...” — Michael Clarke Duncan Quote

“Whatever God gave you, you have to work that to your best ability - especially out here in Hollywood, the land of beautiful people.”

“I think I'd do pretty good on 'Glee' singing.”

“I came up during that time when music, to me, was really music. It wasn't about talking about a woman and calling them a derogatory name or something like that. It was real music.”

“I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged.”

“Whenever I'm having a bad day and have an attitude, I stay home. I keep it at home.”

“So it was a thing that my mother always taught me to go for your goals and never give up no matter what they are, and I started believing that later on in life.”

“The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty.”

“What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.”

“I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void: the emptiness that fills your heart, your lungs, constricts your ability to think or even breathe. Or you can try to find meaning.”

“The ability for employment benefits to be shared among spouses, the ability to move people who are dependent on visas for trailing spouses, all hinges on being able to deal with families of gay people in the same way that you deal with families of straight people. Otherwise, they can't move around.”

“Don't get in arguments with your coaches. If you have a certain opinion, express it to the best of your ability. But don't get on his bad side.”

“What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.”