Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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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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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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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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