I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.

Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal.

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

To be successful, all you have to do is work half-days; you can work the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours.

Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.

My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.

There's nothing wrong with setting goals, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay attention to the day-to-day details.

It's the start that stops most people.

And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.

As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the stage for how your players perform.

I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.

Reason and Faith are no more antithetical than the mind and the heart, for neither one exists or has meaning without the other". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Some people should never be told truth. Their stomachs are not mature enough for that type of food

The more wishes you have

When I was younger, I was listening to a lot of Armenian music, you know, revolutionary music about freedom and protest. In the 70s I was listening to soul and the Bee Gees and ABBA, and funk.

I still like some of the stuff, skateboarding. Just stupid things.

All professions are conspiracies against the laity.

Heaven always bears some proportion to earth. The god of the cannibal will be a cannibal, of the crusades a crusader, and of the merchants a merchant.

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.

The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, Your ego will get you killed.