John R. Wooden

Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Seek first to understand and then to be understood.

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

In the marathon of life, success calls for dedication to the goal, perseverance, compassion for my fellow man, and faith in God.

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

There are no speed limits on the road to success.

Since belief determines behavior, doesn’t it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?

Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

Flops are a part of life’s menu and I’ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!

I was once afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.

If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.