“You are what your record says you are.”

I’m not really sure why. But… do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don’t think so. That’s what makes the betrayal hurt so much – pain, frustration, anger… and I still loved her. I still do.

The media dwells mostly on negativity.

Being arrested that also changed everything for me because I was suddenly seeing America from a different perspective all together. I did a couple of weeks in a county jail.

You ask yourself, ‘What do you want your legacy to be?’ I’m content at this point to say, ‘Those who follow me.’ Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I’ve got a pretty good group, so far.

I like linebackers. I collect ’em. You can’t have too many good ones.

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind.

All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.

My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That’s pretty narrow… I don’t view myself as a person who’s well-versed in very many subjects. I’m not proud of that.

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.

I have a house in Saratoga Springs.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.

It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

I don’t know if the record is going to happen. I don’t really think about the record. There are other things I worry about.

Since 1980, we’ve used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They’re in the Congressional Record

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.

Hearing the record and seeing the response is affirming that it was the right time and right choice.

First of all I love Empire Records and That Thing You Do and all the movies he did from that era. He hates when I bring that up.

I’m continuing to produce and will start a new record soon, as well.

Disaster is rarely as pervasive as it seems from recorded accounts. The fact of being on the record makes it appear continuous and ubiquitous whereas it is more likely to have been sporadic both in time and place.

I have a habit of recording records very quickly – and not in a haphazardly way, not in a way where I’m not focused on details, because I’m a freak when it comes to that.