Bielema Quotes & Sayings

We at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC ... in any way, shape or form. — Bret Bielema

There is no problem anywhere on the earth which cannot be solved better under Liberty than under any other system. — John Longenecker

I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way. — Anna Deavere Smith

China is not a country, it's a continent. India is not a country, it's a continent. — Jan Chipchase

We must not allow ourselves to slip into a false spirituality that treats our bodily existence as if it can be separated from our so-called "spiritual" life -- as if our spiritual life carries on quite independently from what is happening to our bodies. — Christopher Ash

I basically took something that was extremely erotic and very intentional, and I reduced it to a simple kiss. I got a lot of criticism for that. — Steven Spielberg

You can take Saban's record when he was at Michigan State and when he was a coach in the Big Ten and put it against mine, and he can't compare. — Bret Bielema

My type has a romantic soul. He'll make my heart and my brain fight over who gets him first. He does what's right, even when it's not easy - actually, especially when it's not easy. He knows the value of discipline, education, honor, and restraint. And his strength of character is the only thing that out weighs the strength of his love for me. — Penny Reid

Even women are perfect at the outset. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

To win this war, we have been forced into a strategic compromise which will most certainly offend the Russians. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Would you rather have an overachieving 3-Star, or an underachieving 5-Star? — Bret Bielema

It's hard to train that in practice time. You can make calls, you can make adjustments, but just that pressure, 'This is what it is, this is reality, I need to concentrate on every play,' that's what we've got to get through. — Bret Bielema

My guitar's name was Liz. As in, short for Elizabeth, Queen of England. She was a lady.
Don't judge. — Rachael Wade

Extreme concupiscence may be found under extreme austerity. — Margaret Of Valois

There is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers. — Kurt Vonnegut

I was willing to be rejected. That's what allows you to be a good salesperson. You have to be willing to be rejected. — Atul Gawande

Does assimilation mean that they never came up against naked prejudice? Does it mean that you understood where the limits of your social world were and you stuck to them? — Edmund De Waal

One thing I think you have to do here at Wisconsin is maximize your personnel. From the standpoint of getting our best players out there, you've really got to make sure you're not burying anybody at a position. — Bret Bielema