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A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Be patient and live with the knowledge that all you are searching for is certain to come if you prepare for it and expect it.
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.
We won't let history define our future. Our actions will do the talking. Our determination will turn doubters into believers.
Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a 'must' and 'want'.
A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.
Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you'll have a junk body.
There's something about human nature which draws us to people who are authentic and makes us want to repel those that aren't.
Only think of two things - the report of the pistol and the tape. When you hear one, run like hell until you break the other.
What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude - and a lot less greed.
Lasting happiness comes from steadily working to accomplish your goals and advancing in the direction of your life's purpose.
If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.
We are the slaves of objects around us, and appear little or important according as these contract or give us room to expand.
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,' is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.
If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself.
And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.
Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.
You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.
Of course I make mistakes. I'm human. If I didn't make mistakes, I'd never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Set high standards for yourself and don't settle for anything less. You are the best judge of yourself and your capabilities.
You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.
Remember anything you want that's valuable requires you to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
Is all anger sin? No, but some of it is. Even God Himself has righteous anger against sin, injustice, rebellion and pettiness.
I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you've been beaten down a few times.
The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world.
The hardest thing about exercise is to start doing it. Once you are doing exercise regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
It was not perfect but I'm very happy. It could have been better, but I'm now looking forward to my second race of the season.
I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?
Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out their conscience, thus helping bring the collective conscience to life.
Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn’t can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it.
I've tried them all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.
I'm cautious about the currency situation, oil pricing and the economies of some countries not performing as we are expecting.
Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
During job interviews, when they ask: 'What is your worst quality?', I always say: 'Flatulence'. That way I get my own office.
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.
Many of the most successful men and women in the world never graduated from college. They attended the school of life instead.
At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
It's realizing that a great dream is not as good as a great memory. The dream can be had by anyone. The memory - must be made.
Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.