It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
ARTHUR ASHEThe 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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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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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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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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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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