It took me a long time to figure out that real big-time success comes from taking lots of small, ordinary steps in the right direction. And you can't ever take the next step until you take the first.

The problem a guy who lies all the time faces is he never can tell when anybody else is telling the truth.

Memory is what you did. Life is what you're doing.

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 did come up with the term "sack" to describe the devastation I was bringing on the poor, cringing quarterbacks in the NFL. "Sack the quarterback." That was nice. I thought it was lots better than saying, "Jones tackles the QB behind the line for another loss of yardage ..." It had a ring to it, and it caught on with the sports writers. But I tell you, doing it was a lot more fun than talking about it.

A nation that spends billions to fix international problems will not have much left over for the victims of tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Be patient with the negative people of the world. Take a moment to think how they are helping you clarify your own thinking and firming your own resolve. Then, headslap them out of your way.