Mike Ditka
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
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Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
An Arabian proverb says there are four sorts of men: He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool, shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple, teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep--wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise, follow him.
Bring out the gimp.
All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear. Are people so afraid ? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable ?
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.
Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be a revelation.
Its obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Don't fall victim to your own melodrama. Keep things in perspective. The odds are that your problem is solvable. Address the solution and don't dwell on the problem to the point at which it paralyzes you.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Failures don't plan to fail, they fail to plan.
Love is the river of life in the world.
Watch the skies, everywhere, keep looking ! Keep watching the skies !
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
A bold onset is half the battle.
What's another word for thesaurus ?
Hard work pays off.
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
Only in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction and certainly not in isolation. The movement of behavior is the sure guide to yourself. It's the mirror of your consciousness, this mirror will reveal its content, the images, the attachments, the fears, the loneliness, the joy and sorrow. Poverty lies in running away from this, either in its sublimations or its identities.
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
Love isn't blind, it just only sees what matters.
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Other men have seen angels, But I have seen thee, And thou art enough.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
No pain, No gain.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Don't ever give up.
In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations – it's cold, half-French, and difficult to stir.
I think therefore I am
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person.
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Yo, Adrian !
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
Let no one who loves be called unhappy Even love unreturned has its rainbow.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Leaders are people who are able to express themselves fully, they know who they are, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how to fully deploy their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. They also know what they want, why they want it, and how to communicate what they want to others, in order to gain compensation and support. Finally, they know how to achieve their goals. The key to full self-expression is understanding one's self and the world, and the key to understanding is learning -- from one's own life and experience.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
Wicked men obey from fear, good men, from love.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.
It's showtime !
Follow your dreams.
It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds, they mature slowly.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
My precious.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
Love is a verb.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.