The difference between Namath and me is that when you make the money he makes, they say you’re ruggedly handsome. When you make the money I make, they say you have a big nose. (On resembling Joe Namath)
JIM VALVANOEach day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
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Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.
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I made a ridiculous statement when I first went to North Carolina State. I said I know basketball down there was like life or death. It was very wrong. It’s more important.
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Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
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But try if you can to support, whether it’s AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who’s right here too.
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To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself.
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You need to have a dream, a goal, and you must be willing to work hard.
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Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn’t telling anyone?
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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Why shouldn’t I milk it? We’re an agricultural institution.
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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.
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Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.
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