Vince Lombardi

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Those that are little, little things suit.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours.

I’m only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler.

Whatever you have spend less.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.

Tis very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indication of his rank in the immense scale of men, and we are always learning to read it. A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.

I answer the heroic question Death where is thy sting? It is here in my heart and mind and memories

So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldnt find honest employment.

Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away.

When you’re first figuring yourself out, you care so much about what people think of you.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.