John Wooden Quotes
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You can get all A's and still flunk life.
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I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms of having a moral code. But I do not subscribe to any religion specifically now.
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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.
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Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all discovery. It was all just thrown at me.
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I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
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My wife has a horror the children will start talking American if we spend too much time out there.
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What more can you ask for than to see a ballgame in spring?
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My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.
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Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his work intentionally provides clues to a powerful secret... a secret that remains protected to this day by a clandestine brotherhood of which Da Vinci was a member.
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I'm one of the best condensers in the business.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.
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I'm on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people.
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God knows, we don't want prayer.
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Since I finished on 'The Mentalist,' I didn't need to be so near to the studio, so we decided to move a bit further out where you can get more house for your money, too. It definitely feels more like home.
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I'm a health-food junkie, so all of my food is a splurge, money-wise!
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Comcast rents modems directly to consumers, thereby competing directly with companies like Zoom. It has every reason to make Zoom modems more expensive or even to drive companies like Zoom out of business.
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I would write poems and think up melodies to them later.
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To some extent we are all the prisoners of stereotypes; we see each other in terms of distorted and oversimplified images. Better communication in the realm of ideas, of the arts, and of science can help refashion these false images. And by seeing more clearly we may act more wisely.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.
