In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different points of vision.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

My having HIV has no bearing on my business.

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.

Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.

Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.

I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.

Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.

Sometimes friends move apart from each other for whatever reason.

I'm far from being a homosexual.

I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

When in doubt, take a bath...

I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.