I think that we do have a great country, but there's a lot of things that we're not so great at. Unfortunately, education is one of them.

Ever since I was a kid I've always loved history. I think that kind of catapulted things, but I would say the two major factors were maybe 9/11 and the election of Barack Obama.

To me probably the biggest disappointments, as far as a football career goes, is I feel like I didn't live up to my potential, and I didn't win a Super Bowl ring.

It's like, 'Wow. Yes, I had fun... but damn, was it really all worth it when I'm in a wheelchair at the age of 45 and can't play with my grandkids?'

I don't know what the NFL's going to look like in 15 years. Who knows. It's a great game; it's done a lot for me in my life.

Player safety is definitely something that has to be at the top of the list. I think that the union and the NFL are doing all they can to make sure they're protecting the players the best they can.

I think every year you're in the NFL you probably lose three or five years off your lifespan.

Tithing is an open door to wealth.

A thought that is almost beautiful – a thought that you speak not, but that you cherish within you at this moment, will irradiate you as though you were a transparent vase.

I love being onstage. I love the relationship with the audience. I love the letting go, the sense of discovery, the improvising.

I'm one of those people who really wants to do everything. And if I had enough time, I really would.

It's been one of the greatest challenges that ever came along in my life; it was one of the more difficult things to do.

Aleppo is a disaster. It's a humanitarian nightmare.

America saw me as a projection of me that I always wanted. Thats why I love going to America so much. I feel like I started off in America exactly how I wanted to start everywhere.

History makes one wise, but not competent to solve concrete problems.

You seem to be clean," Terminus decided. "Do you have anything to declare?" "Yes," Percy said. "I declare this is stupid.

Hatred and cark and care, what place have they / In yon blue liberality of heaven?.