John Wooden Quotes
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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The hypothesis that economic organization is the resultant of a series of historic accidents is intructive in that many organizational innovations appear to be the result of trial and error.
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Well we really meant you to visit Paris in May, but the rhythm required two syllables.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.
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I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.
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I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.
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I will necessarily say what it seems to me, given that I'm me.
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Men learn to call pain 'glory'; women learn to call the police.
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The ancient owls' nest must have burned.Hastily, all alone,a glistening armadillo left the scene,rose-flecked, head down, tail down
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All workers want is a fair shake.
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I'd describe my look as girly-edgy. I like black nail polish and eyeliner, but I'll wear them with pink shoes.
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I don't like psychiatry. I don't believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.
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My parents didn't take me to the theatre to see Chekhov when I was growing up - we went to see 'Francie and Josie' once every five years.
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I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady.
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What I do is very spiritual to me. I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me.
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I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
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Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.
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While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.
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The kind of leader and teammate that I was, at every stop I made, I was always honest with guys and honest with myself. I think that was the reason I grew to have the reputation I had in the league.
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I'm not someone who goes around the locker room before a game trying to motivate my teammates. I don't say a lot before the game. I don't say a lot in general. It takes too much energy to do that.
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I like retirement.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.
