I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public.

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that'

Everyone is more focused on presenting the best that the league has to offer, rather than the worst.

You lose that sacred-cow status when you lose three straight years.

We have very smart players and they've been fortunate to play for three very good coaches.

The one thing that I really want, ... is for our second group to be an energy unit. That's what we had in our championship run, and that's what I think you are starting to see with this group.

A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love.

If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.

No doubt the truth is hard to come by for those who do not like the sound of it - dreams and illusions are so much more pleasant.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

The biggest superpower you can have is the ability to change your own life. It’s in your hands, and if you believe that you can get the power you want, you can do whatever you wish to do.

All through life a man has need of a counsellor and guide.

Political stuff is all about his [Hunter S. Thompson] reaction to a situation. And my stuff is much more externally driven.

Many times during auditions, I was told that I couldn't carry a note with a bucket, and that I sure couldn't play the piano.

I think I have a pattern of nice and lovely and then dark and twisted.

The poet is always our contemporary.