Travel Our Favorite Friday Night Lights Quotes By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on October 21, 2022 Fact checked by Jillian Dara Fact checked by Jillian Dara Jillian is a freelance writer, editor and fact-checker with 10 years of editorial experience in the lifestyle genre. In addition to fact-checking for Southern Living, Jillian works on multiple verticals across Dotdash-Meredith, including TripSavvy, The Spruce, and Travel + Leisure. brand's fact checking process Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos There is something about football and Friday Night Lights that just gets us inspired. We've learned a lot about life from the award-winning TV show based in Dillon, Texas. For a show about high school football games, this small town series somehow came to embody a certain Southern culture. Coach Eric Taylor, his team, and his wife taught us all a few lessons about everything from perseverance to showing love. Whether on the field or at home with his girls, Coach Taylor is always full of advice and words to live by. We will strive to live our lives with "clear eyes, full hearts" just like the Panthers. Here are our favorite motivational quotes. 01 of 20 Coach Taylor on Time Jacqueline Nix/Getty Images "6 AM sharp means a quarter to 6" 02 of 20 Coach Taylor on Performance Skip Nall/Getty Images "You give 110 percent all the time, not just when you feel like it" 03 of 20 Tami Taylor on Winning and Losing RonTech2000/Getty Images "Well, you're gonna win, or you're gonna lose. Either way, the sun's gonna come up the next morning." 04 of 20 Coach Taylor to His Boys Ryn McVay/Getty Images "Stay away from dumb, gentlemen." 05 of 20 Coach Taylor on Losing a Battle Hans Neleman/Getty Images "Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of the battle, he does not lose himself." 06 of 20 Coach Taylor on Helping with the Dishes NBC/Getty Images "I was gonna help you with the dishes but I somehow got stuck to the couch." 07 of 20 Tyra Collette on Love Jill Patton/Gretty Images "Life's harder when you truly love someone" 08 of 20 Coach Taylor on Success xjben/Getty Images "Success is not a goal, it's a byproduct." 09 of 20 Coach Taylor on Marriage NBC/Getty Images "Marriage requires maturity. Marriage requires two people that will listen, really listen, to each other. Marriage, most of all, requires compromise." 10 of 20 Tami Taylor on Others Aaron McCoy/Getty Images "You never know what's going on with somebody, sweetie. Can't take it personally." 11 of 20 Coach Taylor on Character Visions of America/Getty Imaes "I said you need to strive to be better than everyone else. I didn't say you needed to be better than everyone else. But you gotta try. That's what character is: It's in the try." 12 of 20 Coach Taylor on Being a Man Jacqueline Nix/Getty Images "Suck it up. That's what being a man is." 13 of 20 Tami Taylor on Her Job NBC/Getty Images "It's part of my job to make sure that you don't grow up stupid. It's bad for the world." 14 of 20 Jason Street on Football NBC/Getty Images "Does God love football? I think everyone loves football." 15 of 20 Mama Smash on Opportunities Grant Faint/Getty Images "But honey, when a door closes, God opens a window. He don't never fumble the ball, baby. He always gets the touchdown." 16 of 20 Coach Taylor on Hard Times NBC/Getty Images "We will all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves." 17 of 20 Coach Taylor on Self Joseph Gareri/Getty Images "You listen to people that love you and you listen to people that you trust. Most of all, you listen to yourself." 18 of 20 Coach Taylor on the Answers Visions of America/Getty Imaes "I can't give you any answers. You gotta make the answers." 19 of 20 Coach Taylor on Women NBC/Getty Images "Son, everything I know about women, you could fit in this coffee cup here." 20 of 20 The Panthers NBC/Getty Images "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit