Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48 years old, it is saying, 'Hey, Earl, remember what you did to me?'.

Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.

Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

I did some good things as a rookie.

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

If it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light.

When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.

Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.

My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.

I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.

I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.

It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

Our job is...To listen more than we speak.To follow more than we lead.To love more than we receive.To forgive more than we've been forgiven.To remember more than we forget.

If words are not music, they have failed your song.

Staring at the can clock never influence the appointed time that God has ordained for your manifestation. Hold your peace, but don't shift focus.

...life change comes when we receive life with thanks and ask for nothing to change.

You can either look at things in a brutal, truthful way that's depressing, or you can screw around and have fun.

A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch.

[The main character] is in a forever-growing process. I feel the movie [everybody Loves Somebody] did that very well and not finishing off as "a woman's life ends when she finds the right guy".

Through nonviolent resistance the Negro will be able to rise to the noble height of opposing the unjust system while loving the perpetrators of the system.

It's clear why hacking communities are [growing]. Because it's like, there's a lot more gold there. There's a lot more to steal than ever before.