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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

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"I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty."

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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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"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

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"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

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"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

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"I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty."

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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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"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

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"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

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"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

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"Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that."

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"No one can really honestly be the very best, no one."

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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

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"We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else."

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"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

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"I was built up from my dad more than anyone else."

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"Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you."

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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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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

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"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

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"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

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"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

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"Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided."

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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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"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."

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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

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"You can do more good by being good than any other way."

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"I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives."

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"My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around."

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"Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters."

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"Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling."

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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

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"If I am through learning, I am through."

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"Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling."

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"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."

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"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

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"Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary."

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"Passion is momentary love is enduring."

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"Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided."

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"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

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"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

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"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

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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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"I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession."

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"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

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"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

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"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

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"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

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"I'm glad I was a teacher."

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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

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"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

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"There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much."

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"I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it."

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"I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me."

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"There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much."

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"I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights."

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"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."

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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

"I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty."

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

"Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that."

"No one can really honestly be the very best, no one."

"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

"We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else."

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"I was built up from my dad more than anyone else."

"Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you."

"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."

"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

"Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided."

"I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession."

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

"You can do more good by being good than any other way."

"I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives."

"My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around."

"Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters."

"Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling."

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

"If I am through learning, I am through."

"Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling."

"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."

"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

"Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary."

"Passion is momentary love is enduring."

"Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided."

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."

"I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession."

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

"I'm glad I was a teacher."

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

"There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much."

"I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it."

"I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me."

"There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much."

"I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights."

"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."

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