Every time a player goes out there, at least 20 people have some amount of influence on him. His mother has more influence than anyone. I know because I played, and I loved my mama.

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

Abuse grows from attitudes and values, not feelings. The roots are ownership, the trunk is entitlement, and the branches are control.

How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterward.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, then?' The one who sees that.

Donald Trump always is looking for some conspiracy.

A theology without spirituality would be a sterile academic exercise.

It's not attractive at the moment to vouch for the European idea. I still do it, because I believe nothing would be better for our continent.

Gangster is the truest friend I can ever ask for.

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.