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I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that’s all I ever was associated with.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz I give opinions, not advice.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz I’m so old, I don’t buy green bananas any more.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz God looks after children, animals and idiots.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz If he’s got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don’t hire him.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz Golf really is the best microcosm of life – or at least the way life should be.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz For victory in life, we’ve got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams Don’t let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.
William FeatherWilliam Feather I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.
H. G. WellsH. G. Wells When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
Mario AndrettiMario Andretti A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.
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