It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

The same mistakes can never be repeated.

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.

I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.

I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities.

My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.

I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.

When there's a pattern of mistakes, something has got to change.

I don't get myself caught up in the rhetoric of any personal comments that are made.

My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.

The prayer of faith is a prayer of trust. The very essence of faith is trust.

Transparency means to dedicate our thoughts and efforts to non privacy rules and not to defend negative intelligence ideas or surveillance programs.

A true sage is simple like a child.

Certain people have wanted to put me behind bars for a long time now. That's part of my work. If I were afraid, I couldn't do what I do.

To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We don't have a curriculum department.

Everything was fine until I left and then I ran out of talent!

I enjoy, and always have enjoyed, disturbing scientists.

It's more instinctive to want revenge, but we are also capable of immense amounts of forgiveness and love and a compassion that extends even to those who have brutalized us.

Why tie to gold? Why not 1982 Bordeaux?

I don't read liner notes and stuff, and I don't read articles very often.