I'm the luckiest guy in the world to be my parents' son.

You have to do well on third downs.

The worst thing in the world is to feel like people turn on the TV and say, oh god, it's that guy again. I'm trying to avoid that.

I think by its very nature, it's redundant, you know, being the play-by-play guy on television.

Five years ago, I wasn't getting questions [about blogs and the internet] from the TV/radio critic of the New York Times.

And Johnny Manziel is only in a snickers commercial.

If you're the play-by-play announcer, I think it's your job to be better than just saying what's on people's TV screen.

I actually called a touchdown on national TV in the NFL while going to the bathroom.

Every time you see kid and hear kid, you think, man, I have to not sound like a kid.

You know what you gotta do cowboy?

We all fell in love with the young Macaulay Culkin, back in the day

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

Christ was born in a manger, laying down amongst donkeys ang goats. He was given gifts of incense and perfume. No kidding.

Surround yourself with people who add the fuel of advice and encouragement to your fire.

For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money.

I do like talking with friends about big concepts, you know, the stuff that will ruin a party. To me, the party hasn't begun until we're talking about the nonexistence of God.

Everything that people say is testable.

Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.

We are given so few years on this earth, and there are so many good things that get in the way of the best things. We must live for eternity.

There are interesting scientific and historical connections between these things that I just love.