University of Notre Dame

“There is no academic virtue in playing mediocre football and no academic vice in winning a game that by all odds one should lose...There has indeed been a surrender at Notre Dame, but it is a surrender to excellence on all fronts, and in this we hope to rise above ourselves with the help of God.”

“My life has been full of rich and wonderful experiences. And standing near the top of the list is my long and honored association with the University of Notre Dame and its legendary hero Knute Rockne. So, I want you know the INF treaty and George Bush's election were important, but having the Fighting Irish win the national championship is in a class by itself.”

“You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something, you go to Notre Dame to be somebody”

“An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame - Southern Methodist University game and doesn't care who wins.”