“Don’t be a spectator, don’t let life pass you by.”

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

Golf really is the best microcosm of life – or at least the way life should be.

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.

Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.

An agent won’t help you get drafted higher, won’t make you win more games, and won’t make you faster or stronger.

I’m no genius.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

I’ve followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie.

In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges.

Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.

Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

If you made me the national commissioner of football, I’d tell you one thing that I would mandate.

When I didn’t collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.

I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

I’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?

The Beatles are the classical music of rock n’ roll. And rock n’ roll is far more widespread than classical will ever be.

Almost anything can be funny if said the right way – but it has to be said the right way.

To win a national championship, you’ve got to be a little lucky.

Be quick to learn and wise to know.

Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

One thing about me is I try to be honest.