The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax.

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season.

I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done.

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.

As a college coach, I felt you could make a difference in a player's life. There was an educational aspect I thought was important.

Everybody's got to do what they've got to do.

Our people were not happy. I knew at some point we were going to win. It's a little unfair, but that's the reality. To some degree, it became a one-game season for some folks.

It is important that voters be as informed as possible when they enter the polls May 9 to determine who has the experience, integrity and vision to lead Nebraska to excellence.

When you coach as long as I did, you can't help but miss those Saturdays - dealing with the players, the game preparation, the challenges, the excitement

Don't confuse having a career with having a life.

In the post-Warhol era a single gesture such as uncrossing one's legs will have more significance than all the pages in War and Peace.

Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience.

The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

I think a person who arranges the event and orders the food also picks up the check - even the birthday person, even when people at the table insist on paying for the birthday person.

The American has dwindled into an Odd Fellow,-one who may be known by the development of his organ of gregariousness.

Please — a little less love, and a little more common decency.

True religious movements prosper and flourish under tribulation.