Jimmy Johnson Quotes
Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that doesn't offset the interception or the fumble.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'
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I've had job stability for years at a time. You really develop great relationships with the people you work with.
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I have always joked that I have three mothers. I couldn't get away with anything as a kid. Whether I got a bad mark or was told off, it would always end up getting back to my parents.
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Women are still in emotional bondage as long as we need to worry that we might have to make a choice between being heard and being loved.
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Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that doesn't offset the interception or the fumble.
