If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it.

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

I don't think I'm a bigot or a racist. But I have a truck, a Blazer. I drink beer. There are some women I do hate.

Things are more complex today, and I think humor has changed a a great deal. People are more sensitive today.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

I like working on my birthday, so I always do.

A birthday is just another day where you go to work and people give you love. Age is just a state of mind, and you are as old as you think you are. You have to count your blessings and be happy.

I'm not a model; hence I don't see the reason to have a six-pack abs. I can pull off a tough and rugged look of a cop in 'Dhoom' series without taking my shirt off. Cops don't have to move around without a shirt to flaunt their machismo. What makes the character of a cop stand out is his attitude and not his six-pack abs.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

I don't think your personal life has anything to do with your professional life. They are separate things. Whatever is happening at home shouldn't be carried to work. Everyone has his/her own journey. Some revel in the fact that they derive that from personal contentment, and others draw it from extreme sorrow.

I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote the sport that is indigenous to India. Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can't cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.

When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.

God looks after children, animals and idiots.

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.

My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

I'm proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It's a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition.

I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.

At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage.

Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.