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Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.
I suspect that these traits-desire, commitment, and good work habits-are important in all facets of our lives. . .
Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
What's important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present
I keep my guns on one part of the house totally locked up, and I keep the ammunition in another part of the house.
When things were really rolling at Texas Tech, I was a part of something bigger than myself, bigger than football.
That's why you bring in a veteran player. You never know when a player goes down, a guy's got to step up and play.
You can blame the other guy for saying it, or you can look at yourself and say, 'I must have contributed to this.'
J.J. Watt, he does on defense what Andrew Luck does on offense. He inspires those around him, he makes them better.
There comes a time in your life - I'm healthy and happy, and I've been fortunate - you've got to prioritize things.
I think teams win. I don't think offense wins. I don't think defense wins. I don't think special teams - teams win.
You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.
If you believe you are doing a good job in which you enjoy and like, then don't resign regardless of the pressures.
The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.
When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.
Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium. ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.
Recruiting can be a little deceiving at times. You never know what you've got until you really, really play it out.
Perception is reality, but it may not be actuality, and you have got to be able to keep the difference between that.
The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right.
Everybody sees me now, and I'm the head coach at Clemson and this and that, but my life hasn't always been this way.
I coached in Washington - and in Washington, you lose the ballgame, it's a bad Monday, I just want to tell you that.
I'm not as concerned about me. What's happened to me has been great. I got five great kids. Seventeen grandchildren.
People ask me what Nick (Saban) says to me on the sidelines. It is just, 'I love you so much. Can we just run some.'
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
As a head coach, you're on two lists. You're the guy that might get fired, or you're the guy who might go somewhere.
I played so long ago, I don't think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don't think they knew anything about it.
I want the University of Florida to be successful. I'm always going to be a Gator, unless I'm on the other sideline.
If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year.
Don't bemoan your fate. Everybody's not going to be dealt the same hand. Everybody's going to go through tough times.
I'm not perfect. I don't claim to be perfect. So, when people point out I'm imperfect, so what? That's just who I am.
My coaching philosophy? Determine your players talents and give them every weapon to get the most from those talents.
You want to learn everything that you possibly can, chew it, digest it, and take it for what it is, and then move on.
Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
If your offensive and defensive lines are speaking and people are listening, you've got a very good chance of success.
You know, my wife is a south Florida girl. She was born and raised in Tampa so she's traditionally lived in the South.
Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.
All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.
To be successful, all you have to do is work half-days; you can work the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours.
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.
When you have five skill positions, if all five of them are contributing to the offensive effort, then that's balanced.
Someone said that friends are angels in disguise. If this is true, I have been surrounded by angels for most of my life.
My father said about money: 'You have to have some. But you don't have to have all of it. Just be honest with yourself.'
Any time that you get big titles or head jobs at a young age, there's going to be that factor. 'He didn't pay his dues.'
As a quarterback, I've been the guy that people were yelling for; I've been the guy that's been booed in my own stadium.