I'm going to try to be better than I ever was.

When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can't do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you.

Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.

You have to be able to step up when your name is called.

It's an honor to be compared with Terry Bradshaw. If I could do half of what he did, I'd be very happy.

In my heart, I know I haven't been the best person, the best quarterback for the Steelers, I'm not talking just on the field, I'm talking off the field.

I think I can get five, six, seven more years out of this arm and these legs.

I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.

In the playoffs, it is do or die. You win or you go home. As a competitor, you love it.

My family and friends and teammates, just having their support has been unbelievable.

Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis-they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.

Go where your best prayers take you.

Muslims make pilgrimages to Mecca. Dylan fans make pilgrimages to Hibbing.

A drink centers me but I usually make myself wait until at least 9:00 PM for that. Or 8:00 PM. Whichever comes first.

No knowledge can be more satisfactory to a man than that of his own frame its parts their functions and actions.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

I know how I want to try and live my life. I know I dont want to leave any darkness behind me.

What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever.

Being a mathematical genius doesn't do you any favors as far as having something to say in music. You see every style as equal, and you want complicated music to devour.

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.

I was born pretty lucky, an Aryan Australian, friendly girl, that gives you a lot of advantages in the world. I was unaware of people's fights or struggles for equality. I was really naive.