John Wooden on decision
John Wooden71 quotes“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
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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 Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
John WoodenJohn Wooden We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
John WoodenJohn Wooden 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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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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If you decide to move to another country and to live within its laws you don’t express your disregard for the essence of the culture. It’s a form of aggression.
V.S. NaipaulV.S. Naipaul Everyone has to decide for themselves what works for them and their organization.
Ray DalioRay Dalio We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola People who walk away from you without a clear conversation or a willingness to see your heart decided who you were long time ago. Let them go.
Sheleana AiyanaSheleana Aiyana Women are the centre of the family. It’s the woman who decides what’s eaten in the house, when to have the kids vaccinated; everything that has to do with the children’s health revolves around her.
Melinda GatesMelinda Gates People who walk away from you without a clear conversation or a willingness to see your heart decided who you were long time ago. Let them go.
Sheleana AiyanaSheleana Aiyana You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.
Myles MunroeMyles Munroe Making no decision is a decision. To do nothing. And doing nothing always brings you to nowhere.
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