I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, than I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

The questions are always more important than the answers.

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.