Maybe the standards should be higher to be an officer. People will say there area high standards, but clearly they're not high enough.

Football is easy, it's not success. To me success is being a world changer. Football is my platform but not my purpose.

There's more than just racism. There's ageism and sexism as well.

It’s one thing to see yourself going across the ticker…But to take someone else down, that’s another. I really can’t even explain that pain.

I appreciate America for all the opportunities it's afforded me.

I wouldn’t change any of my reactions.

I'm against discrimination in all forms.

Some people don't want to rock the boat and risk being cut. They don't want to be seen as a nuisance. They say, "If I'm cut, I won't be able to make a change at all."

I think caring more about flags than people is an issue. I'd like to see that change.

I call him Alshon. He calls me Demaryius Thomas.

I know there are officers who do good. There are a whole lot.

We all need daily encouragement.

Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again.

Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world.

One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.

I can't do that. I'm already the single guy living in his parents' house. I can't be seen digging a grave in the middle of the night.

Change has no constituency and a perceived revolution has even less.

The Warrior is terrified when making important decisions.

I think the stress of having to continue to fight the fight day in and day out, whatever it is, that which keeps you driving. You can get to a place where you no longer want to do that.

I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.

There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.