Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

Julia Roberts

The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.

Joseph Joubert

Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.

Kristin Kreuk

When you have worked this hard to get this far, don't let up because you finally got here. Finish with your heart and fulfill this moment the way you have dreamt of it for so long.

Knute Rockne

I have to get the most energy out of a man and have discovered that it cannot be done if he hates another man. Hate blocks his energy and he isn't up to par until he eliminates it and develops a friendly feeling...(towards all his teammates.)

Knute Rockne

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.

Knute Rockne

There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve.

Knute Rockne

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

Knute Rockne

One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach.

Knute Rockne

On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them.

Knute Rockne

The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.

Myles Munroe

Desire is craving enough to sacrifice for

Myles Munroe

Hard work and diligence are essential to success, but they require an internal motivation. That internal motivation is Vision

Moliere

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Milton Friedman

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.

Mike Dooley

Think that it's fun, that you're guided, and that all is well. Think that there's time, that life is easy, and that the best is yet to come. Think that the reasons that elude you will one day catch up, that the lessons that stumped you will one day bring joy, and that the sorrows that have crippled you will soon give you wings. Think that you're important, that you cannot fail, and that happiness always returns. And think that you're beautiful.

Mike Ditka

People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.

Mike Ditka

Those who live in the past are cowards and losers.

Mike Ditka

The greatest gift we have is the gift of life.

Mike Ditka

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

Mike Ditka

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Mike Ditka

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

Nate Silver

Racism is predictable. It's predicted by interaction or lack thereof with people unlike you, people of other races.

Natalia Makarova

To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.

Nancy Mitford

If one can't be happy, one must be amused....

Ken Wilber

Bad Gardens copy, good gardens create, great gardens transcend.

Kelly Slater

Motivation is temporary. Inspiration is permanent.

Keith Barry

I'm going to show you all how easy it is to manipulate the human mind once you know how.

Kathryn Schulz

Thirty-three percent of all of our regrets pertain to decisions we made about education.

Kathryn Schulz

The inability to experience regret is one of the diagnostic characteristics of sociopaths.

Kathryn Schulz

I had drunk our great cultural Kool-Aid about regret, which is that lamenting things that occurred in the past is an absolute waste of time, that we should always look forward and not backward, and that one of the noblest and best things we can do is strive to live a life free of regrets.