The time to worry is before you place the bet - not after the wheel is spinning. Once it spins, you forget about it.

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

In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

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.

A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.

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.