Time is very precious to me. I don’t know how much I have left, and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people, too.
JIM VALVANOEach day, be sure to laugh, to think, to cry; that’s one heckuva full day.
More Jim Valvano Quotes
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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
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I’ll also tell you that five hundred thousand people will die this year of cancer. And I’ll also tell you that one in every four will be afflicted with this disease, and yet, somehow, we seem to have put it in a little bit of the background.
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Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.
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And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That’s important to me too.
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.
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Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
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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)
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Never give up, never ever give up.
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Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.
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It’s so important to know where you are.
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We should do three things every day of our life. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is to think, we should spend some time in thought. And, number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears.
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Every day ordinary people do extra-ordinary things!
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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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In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.
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The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
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