“Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.”

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.

Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

Never underestimate your power to change yourself.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.

Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.

Become someone’s hero.

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.

You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you’re willing to pay the price.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

My soul transforms itself into a mode of good or bad in direct relation with the way you treat and value me.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.

Bad beginnings, bad endings.

I don’t think I’m a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I’m a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I’m a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents.