John Wooden Quotes
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
Quotes to Explore
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It's insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.
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The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student.
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My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.
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We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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Political correctness kills discussion.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
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There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy childhood. Well, that's the definition of childhood; nobody gets out alive. You either get stronger from what you experience, or you turn it into a crutch, an excuse, a dodge.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information.
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Here is God's purpose - for God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.
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Only where there is sentient life can there be feelings of pleasure and pain, sorrow or joy.
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So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.
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I get up at 6:17 in the morning. I've timed it perfectly.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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I don't enjoy doing stand-up. I see it as being like exercise: I feel good about it after I've done it.
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Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
