The only thing Native Americans ever did better than the rest of us is spirituality. Of course, that's everything, isn't it?

I believe that if you die trying to be your best, the world is still a better place.

You hear all this stuff about inner peace. Hey, there's nothing wrong with it, but I say, hit that line hard. Crack that book - Do your very best all the time and inner peace will take care of itself. The Deacon guarantees it.

When I flew from Orlando to Los Angeles in 1960, I sat next to a guy from Disney who was paying 75¢ an acre for land. I thought he was some special kind of fool - and since they built the park, history has proven there was a fool sitting in one of our seats.

If you feel like you want to die, it's time to sit down and make a list of all the things you haven't done yet.

I reserve the right to change my mind. But once I decide on something, I'm going to need a good reason to switch.

Somebody told me when Abe Lincoln was a young man, studying by firelight, he said, "I will work hard. I will prepare myself. And my time will come." And you know, that's exactly what I said about myself and football - What do you think? Were Abe and I both just lucky ducks?