George Allen Quotes

Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life, but what we do about what happens to us.

Losers never know why they are losing. They will mention injuries, the officiating, the weather and bad breaks.

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it’s dangerous.

Losing the Super Bowl is worse than death. You have to get up the next morning.

For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.

If you hate your job, don’t worry, you won’t have it for long.

We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.

Vicodin and vodka the breakfast of champion’s.

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

The definition of success is total preparation.

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early.
It’s the best part of the day.

What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season.

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it’s given haven.

If you can accept defeat and open your pay envelope without feeling guilty, you’re stealing.

I like to motivate and inspire people.

Persevere and get it done.

Most Americans recognize that whatever the government program is, no matter how essential it is, it’s waste.

Every time you win, you’re reborn; when you lose, you die a little.

We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or on ships around the world. For our security, they are taking the offensive to the terrorists overseas.

Quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I’ve been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.

I think you always have to be innovating and adapting and improving. You can’t stay the same.

China owns more of our bonds than do Americans. That’s not a good position to be in.

Today the primary threat to the liberties of the American people comes not from communism, foreign tyrants or dictators. It comes from the tendency on our own shores to centralize power, to trust bureaucracies rather than people.

Every time you lose you die a little bit. You die inside…a portion of you. Not all of your organs. Maybe just your liver.

Forget the past – the future will give you plenty to worry about.

In some ways, September 11, 2001, seems a long time ago. Yet we have done so much in only a few years, and we will continue to do so in the future, to prevent such attacks on America.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

I don’t like talking about myself. I don’t like talking about these introspective things.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit.

Every day you waste is one you can never make up.

Success is what you do with your ability. It’s how you use your talent.

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.