Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.

People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?

I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

No, but you can see it from here.

At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.

Do what's right! Do the best you can and treat others the way you want to be treated because they will ask three questions: (1) Can I trust you? (2) Are you committed? (3) Do you care about me as a person?