Modell Quotes

#1. Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor.

Steve Tisch

#2. I had to do what I had to do to keep my family alive. Period.

Art Modell

#3. We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars,
watching Cassiopeia mount her throne
and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South.
I would say, "I have a secret to tell you."
And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly,
you would answer: "Whisper it into my mouth.

Diane Ackerman

#4. I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.

Art Modell

#5. The quality of ownership is not what it was in yesteryear.

Art Modell

#6. The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries.

Art Modell

#7. I don't think you're going to be seeing the U.S. employing large army divisions to deal with small terrorist groups again. I don't think they're going to be occupying foreign nations in order to dry up terrorist groups within them. I think that lesson has been learned.

Richard Engel

#8. That got us started on revenue sharing, and we couldn't have done it without all the teams.

Art Modell

#9. As long as it's good music, that's what's important.

Tom Araya

#10. A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#11. I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either.

Art Modell

#12. Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

Mark McCormack

#13. I do want to go out on top, as a winner.

Art Modell

#14. I want to be remembered as a guy who tried his best and did his best.

Art Modell

#15. I never give up on my players, and I'll never give up on people.

Art Modell

#16. There's that process of writing it - then you come out of your room into the sunlight, and you now have to complete the circuit and make the connection finally with the audience.

Aaron Sorkin

#17. If you start becoming withdrawn and looking over your shoulder, being careful about what you say, that's being paranoid. This is an open, accessible team. That's been my trademark for years.

Art Modell

#18. I don't want my grandchildren to go through what I went through.

Art Modell

#19. I have enjoyed the years enormously in Cleveland and especially in Baltimore.

Art Modell