Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to act - and to hold them accountable when they don't.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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Every time a child's promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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You were born as the one you are.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!
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When a voice behind me whispered low,'That fellow's got to swing.'
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If we will repeatedly suffer the humiliation of admitting that we really do not know what we're talking about, eventually we will.
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I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder and my journey as a woman in the technology space means that I remain inextricably linked to Ushahidi, for better or worse.
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I was little impressed with this rough and ready way of persuading people to renew their contracts and decided that I was now quite free of any obligations.
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Sometimes pessimism or optimism gets popular, and it's contagious.
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I don't especially like to travel, not the way many people do. I know many people that love to go to far-off and different places, and I've never been like that. I seem to get homesick as quickly as a child.
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One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's a tough pill to swallow for people around me... I do fear that if I ever were to have someone in my life who mattered, I would second-guess every one of my lyrics.
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I had the chance to learn from some really talented people who have taught me a lot.
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When I ran the first time in 2001, they called me 'The Latino Mayor.' By the time I left in 2013, with a 58 percent approval rating, half the people liked me, half the people didn't. I was everybody's mayor. There was never any criticism that I was just for one group.
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I always like to serve the people some good soul music, and Christmas was just the cherry on top.
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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.