When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
JOHN WOODENDo not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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