Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
ARTHUR ASHETrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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With what we give, we make a life.
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