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If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.
The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more you will have to express gratitude for.
If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.
It's easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It's easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.
I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.
On your birthday thank your parents and celebrate with them. They are the reason you are here and it is their day too.
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.
The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die.
I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.
Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.
Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, 'My dad can beat up your dad.' I'd say 'Yeah? When?'
To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.
The number one cause of unfulfilled potential is never deciding that NOW matters more than any other time in your life.
Believe you can do it. Believing something can be done puts your mind to work for you and helps you find ways to do it.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great idea.
A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.
Every start on an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to succeed.
I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.
Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.
The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
There is only one way to learn. It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.
You're not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you'll find at the end will make it all worth it.
When One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks, not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.
We think about all of our tomorrows, but we don't know how many there are, so let's start making the most of our Todays!
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!