"Sports do not build character. They reveal it." – John Wooden
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” – John Wooden
Month: May 2010
"Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to." – Harry Emerson Fosdick
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
"Babies are such a nice way to start people" – Don Herold
“Babies are such a nice way to start people” – Don Herold
"At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished to marry." – Gloria Steinem
“At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished …
"Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men" – Quintus Ennius
“Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths …
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.’" – Sam Levenson
“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping …
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." – John Quincy Adams
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams
"For every dark night, there’s a brighter day" – Tupac Shakur
“For every dark night, there’s a brighter day” – Tupac Shakur
"Can you do me a favor? Say happy anniversary to my wife, Valerie? Our anniversary is Sept. 11, believe it or not. Our first anniversary, and I’m down here." – Pat Kelly
“Can you do me a favor? Say happy anniversary to my wife, Valerie? Our anniversary is Sept. 11, believe it or not. Our first anniversary, …
"The buzzword in the industry is that average recommendations for average conditions provide average results. Our motto is to apply what is necessary, where and when it’s necessary, depending on the crop and the product used." – Sid Parks
“The buzzword in the industry is that average recommendations for average conditions provide average results. Our motto is to apply what is necessary, where and …
"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism." – Oscar Wilde
“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity …
"Love without sex is still the most efficient form of hell known to man" – Peter Porter
“Love without sex is still the most efficient form of hell known to man” – Peter Porter
"It’s an exam we haven’t been able to pass in the UAAP," – Norman Black
“It’s an exam we haven’t been able to pass in the UAAP,” – Norman Black
"The most dangerous food is wedding cake" – James Thurber
“The most dangerous food is wedding cake” – James Thurber
"Football Is an honest game. It’s true to life . It’s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." – Joe Namath
“Football Is an honest game. It’s true to life . It’s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.” – Joe …
"The stages of the Noble Path are: Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Behavior, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration." – Buddha
“The stages of the Noble Path are: Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Behavior, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.” – …
"Now the thing about having a baby – and I can’t be the first person to have noticed this – is that thereafter you have it." – Jean Kerr
“Now the thing about having a baby – and I can’t be the first person to have noticed this – is that thereafter you have …
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
"I’m lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with the earth’s last love. I will take life’s final offering, I will take the last human blessing." – Rabindranath Tagore
“I’m lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with the earth’s last love. I will take life’s final offering, …
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else." – Albert Einstein
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein
"It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it" – François de la Rochefoucauld
“It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it” – François de la Rochefoucauld
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." – Plato
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life …
"There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter — loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heart of child or man." – William Osler
“There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter …
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." – Ernest Hemingway
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” – Ernest Hemingway
"When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out." – Elizabeth Bowen
“When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.” – Elizabeth Bowen
"I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine." – Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine.” – Sri Sathya Sai …
"It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." – William Somerset Maugham
“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” – William Somerset Maugham
"I feel like I’m not smart enough to answer the questions I’m asked." – Bret Easton Ellis
“I feel like I’m not smart enough to answer the questions I’m asked.” – Bret Easton Ellis
"Southern girls are God’s gift to the entire male population. there is absolutely no woman finer than one raised below the mason-dixon line and once you go southern may the good Lord help you – you never go back." – Kenny Chesney
“Southern girls are God’s gift to the entire male population. there is absolutely no woman finer than one raised below the mason-dixon line and once …
"One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more" – Thomas Jefferson
“One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more” – Thomas Jefferson
"Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them" – Oscar Wilde
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them” – Oscar Wilde
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" – Maya Angelou
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” – Maya Angelou
"This is the nail in the coffin for the recession camp." – Annette Beacher
“This is the nail in the coffin for the recession camp.” – Annette Beacher
"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt." – Erma Bombeck
“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.” – Erma Bombeck
"Happiness starts with telling yourself…I ______________(insert your name here) will change for the better, for the good, and for myself…starting NOW!" – Rodel Natividad Casio
“Happiness starts with telling yourself…I ______________(insert your name here) will change for the better, for the good, and for myself…starting NOW!” – Rodel Natividad Casio
"It’s nice to eat a good hunk of beef but you want a light dessert, too." – Arthur Fiedler
“It’s nice to eat a good hunk of beef but you want a light dessert, too.” – Arthur Fiedler
"Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future." – Robert H. Schuller
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – Robert H. Schuller
"It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either." – Mark Twain
“It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never …
"He that cannot obey, cannot command." – Benjamin Franklin
“He that cannot obey, cannot command.” – Benjamin Franklin