I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise around overnight.

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.

Every day is a great day for hockey.

Since the beginning, I always loved the game.

Play without fear, and you will be successful.

All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career goes by very quickly.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

I think we have to show some pride in the jersey that we are wearing, and can’t quit.

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.

I didn't like the way the game was being played.

Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.

The memory of Mullah Mustafa Barzani has become a crucial part of the idea of what it means to be Kurdish today.

We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless.

Our problems will melt away if we surrender to God

I like that girl more than I can remember likin’ anything in my life. I’m not about to give her up. I’ll start carin’ about what other people think when I’m six feet under.

I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later.

The only people who think writing is easy are people who don't write. Writing's a difficult, courageous act. Bravery is required, as well as a great deal of slogging along. A lot of our work is work.

Everything you do leaves traces, doesn't it. The life you've lived is written all over you, for those who can read.

I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty.

The Bengal tiger always has his tail up, ready to devour the opposition.

I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.