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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Never mistake activity for achievement.
John WoodenJohn Wooden I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
John WoodenJohn Wooden A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
John WoodenJohn Wooden No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Young people need models, not critics.
John WoodenJohn Wooden The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
John WoodenJohn Wooden All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
John WoodenJohn Wooden If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
John WoodenJohn Wooden Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them.
Robin WilliamsRobin Williams Writing for children is murder. A chapter has to be boiled down to a paragraph. Every word has to count.
Dr. SeussDr. Seuss We should begin at the very root from which we spring, we should effect a radical reform in the character of the food.
Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla I realize everybody wants what they don’t have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what’s on the outside!
Selena GomezSelena Gomez A coward judges all he sees by what he is.
Stephen KingStephen King A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
Jim RohnJim Rohn I usually dont like to spoon feed my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same.
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