I do appreciate that the most important thing as manager is to get good results.

I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.

I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.

The way I was brought up by my parents and guided through my football life by the influences of various managers means that in some ways I am black and white.

I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.

But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.

I have seen the film The Alamo and right now I feel like I've got Davy Crockett behind me. Sometimes I feel like I could put my head in a bucket of water

I enjoy making the decisions.

Football's in my blood - and eventually I want to be the one making decisions.

Join the club. (to Robbie Fowler after the striker missed a penalty against Middlesbrough that cost Man City a European place)

I'm thinking of taking a window cleaner's job to fill the spare hour in the evening.

Astonishing how tea opens the ears.

All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly.

Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.

Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life.

You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.

Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about.

The teacher left her wisdom, in the minds of lots of children, and did her best to give them all a better start.

Clergymen who publish pious frauds in the interest of the church are the orthodox liars of God.