I decided to write a book primarily because people talked me into it.

I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family.

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

I’m always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

Bad attitudes will ruin your team.

The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

I don't really care about being accepted now. I wish I had been like that earlier.

When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway.

The greatest journey of discovery that the human can take is not through the universe or to the remotest location on earth, it is the voyage through the human mind.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.

Be humble to see your mistakes, courageous to admit them, and wise enough to correct them.

Time is not your enemy, forever is.

Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was imprisoned - there are limits.

If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus.

You always want your kids to step up at the moment of truth.

I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.

I lowered taxes in New York. I reduced the size of government in New York. I took a $2.4 billion deficit and turned it into a $3.2 billion surplus. And I reduced taxes over 23 times or 23 times.