In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese.
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love
I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves.
When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.
There is no such thing as a natural boxer. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time. Even a natural fool has to work at it.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His “becoming” happens during his daily routine.
I can show you how to box. I can teach you every technique and trick I know, but I can never make you a fighter. That comes from inside, and it's something no one else can ever give you.
I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!
In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for 'Pretty Woman. '
I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.
How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the Earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The perfumed flowers are our sisters, the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and the man, all belong to the same family.