I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was.

Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it.

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

Teammates are there for each other even after the noise of the crowd is gone.

Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

When you have a problem, rules don't solve your problem. It's caring and education.

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

Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.

Ya know, America's a great country. It's great because it allows you to fight. And you can win, if you have the stamina and tenacity.

There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.

To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart

Evil is like a pathogen that enters a system, be it an individual, nation-state, or world-system, and exploits that system, knocking it off balance.

When we search for something larger than our own selves to hook into, we can come through whatever life throws at us.

I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas.

He would usually study with a small group of students, men and women.

It's so natural you just fall into it and you find your way. It's terrifying and exciting, and brilliant.

I was performing from the age of three.

I think if two people love each other, they should be able to get married. That's pretty much simple.

He really did not care whether he survived or not, so long as it rendered him unconscious and absolved him of responsibility.

Whether you have a leadership title or not, you have the potential to either lead your organization beyond all expectations or inhibit its growth through entropy.