But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

And so, it's not a thing of how many carries, but were you effective when you did carry.

And, coaching has never been an option for me.

It's not how you come out of the starting blocks.

Halfway through the decade, we realized that we had a great team and that we could do great things, and that we could probably have something here that we believed we had a chance to reach greatness.

After 12 years, the old butterflies came back. Well, I guess at my age you call them moths.

Right now, I'm working with Super Bakery and we manufacture nutritional donuts called Super Donuts.

But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

Yes, I would have rather finished up in Pittsburgh.

All I wanted to be was a player.

I really don't look at comparing things that way because even in a 14-game season, there could be a running back who could have a lot more carries than other running backs.

Jack Lambert is mean and relentless wherever he goes, on and off the field! I do remember many times he would chase me in practice but no way would I let him catch me.

Where Joe was more vocal and emotional whereas Chuck was very reserved. But, both of them executed great strategy and both of them demanded a lot of their players.

The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field.

When you get discouraged or depressed try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you.

Halfway through the decade we realized that we had a great team and that we could do great things and that we could probably have something here that we believed we had a chance to reach greatness.

Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.

Being proud of who we are as people is more important than cutting into ourselves to create this false idea of beauty.

Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.

The first shall be the last. Humiliation precedes elevation.

Give a man a beer hell drink for the day.Teach a man to brew hell be drunk the rest of his life.

It makes me proud not just to be a Canadian writer but to be a Canadian, to live in a country where we treat our writers like movie stars.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

It generally takes me about nine months from the point the book is conceived to the point my editor sends it off to be typeset.

Tunings are wonderfully inspiring, and it helps you to write music. If I'm stuck, you know, I change the tuning.

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without ever having asked a clear question.

There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors.

I've told lots of lies in my life. I try not to lie, but I still do. It's very difficult to get to 37 and not be ashamed of something you've done. But I think your life is easier, ultimately, if you're honest.

Expensive clothes are a waste of money.

It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.

In much of computer science, I can easily 'auto-grade' your work and give you an instant meaningful feedback. I can't do this when it comes to the subtlety of human thought, language, poetry, philosophy.

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you - let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don't force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you're correct.

I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.

When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

Only a consistent, ongoing, deep experience can make a lasting media brand: one that has a commitment from a core community and the respect of a larger reading public.

Happiness if not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.