“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.”

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 love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.

I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.

God’s been good to me, He really has.

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

You are what your record says you are.

No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.

We’re not playing solitaire out here.

I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.

Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

Success is never final, but failure can be.

What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

What you want is what you need. Your dearest wish comes straight from your core, loaded with vital information about who you are and who you can become.

I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.

Our wishes come straight from our core, And they are loaded with vital information About who we are and who we can become. Keeping track of our wishes Helps us tap into the energy That propels us to go after our happiness.

Who can forget the music of the French composer Germaine Tailleferre? These are just a few composers whose aesthetic ideals we all share, and there are many more women creators writing stunning and exciting music, and I wish I had space to list them all!

I don’t ever wish I was somebody else.

When a woman says, ‘I don’t wish to mention any names’, it means it ain’t necessary to mention any names.

If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers him is to lie. There would be no lies if there were no questions.