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John Wooden

The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Explanation Imitation Law Learning
Be prepared and be honest.
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Honesty One Liner Preparation
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Important Past Spend Time
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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Future Profession Society Teacher
I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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Basketball Experience Motivational Talent
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Character Concern Reputation Thinking
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Fame God Humble Man Talent
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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Inspirational Life Peak Valley
Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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Dictionary Hate Important Love Remove World
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Children Father Love Mother
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Book Old Reading Worse
When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
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Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Ability Character Success
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Inspirational True Yourself
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Advice Inspirational Interfere
Friendship is two-sided. It isn’t a friend just because someone’s doing something nice for you. That’s a nice person. There’s friendship when you do for each other. It’s like marriage – it’s two-sided.
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Friendship Marriage Nice Person

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