Democracy is not brute numbers; it is a genuine union of true individuals. . . the essence of democracy is creating. The technique of democracy is group organization.
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
I feel that God wants me to coach; otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me.
Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
I grew up in Bulgaria in a small city on the Black Sea Coast, so I was very interested in the sea, marine life, and everything related to it. But it was also a very dark place at night, so I could see the stars. And I just got very interested in it.
My friend taught me this one. You take the heel of your hand, you can shove someone's nose right through their brain. I can't even watch someone blow their nose. If I'm in a fight, I'm not gonna be shoving or poking, I'm gonna be running or begging - that's my two choices, right there.
What is more gentle than a wind is summer?
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up like giant pine cones.