To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.

The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb.

Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I'm talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it's just the whole idea of caring - fiercely caring

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.

Everyone is born with a certain potential. You may never achieve your full potential, but how close you come depends on how much you want to pay the price.

If you want to be a Champion, you've got to feel like one, you've got to act like one, you've got to look like one.

You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life.

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential.

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

Religion increasingly is tending to degenerate into a decent formula wherewith to embellish a comfortable life.

Every time someone forgets, someone else disappears,' my brother wrote.

Fair as a lily, and not only the pride of life, but the desire of his eyes

I think that all human activity is stupid. Artistic activity is also stupid, but you can see it more clearly.

The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.

Seeing yourself with the eyes of love makes it natural to see the Divine Spirit in everyone you meet.

I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.

Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.

There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of us pay the price?

It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.