“In the long run, much public opinion is made in the universities; ideas generated there filter down through the teaching profession and the students into the general public.”

One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.

Instead of being taught independence, energy, and enterprise, our youth today is taught to look for security.

We approach closer and closer to socialism.

As the egalitarianism of Marxism is attractive to many, socialism could have attracted many followers in America, anyway. But there is no doubt that it could not possibly have affected us so widely and so deeply as it has, had it not been heavily financed.

In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.

The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he’s not running for anything.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year – but for a lifetime.

My teeth have never been touched. Why did I tell you that? Knock on wood. I’ve got a few scars over the eyes, a couple on the chin, a few on the beak and one across the cheek. But my luck is running out.

I think we’re in the take-the-money-and-run stage of the economy. So the banks may go under, but the bankers, who make the policy, clean up.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. … But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

Too many managers and executives try to reduce programming to a low-level assembly-line activity. That’s inefficient, wasteful, costly in the long run, and inhumane to programmers.

(On the 1,500 meters) We went pretty slowly. It was a nice final lap for everyone.

The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices