Jim Valvano Quotes

Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.

Jim Valvano

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: coach
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 10, 1946 - April 28, 1993

Topics

HopeTimeI AmLookKnowNow

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

John Flavel

GodOpportunityManExtremity

What we reliably find is that people's perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.

Angela Duckworth

PerseverancePassionPeopleThink

If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.

Anita Hill

ThinkGenderYouWayRaceReally

Sometimes I wake up, and I'm like, 'Don't dream it. Be it. You're really living the dream. You are everything you've ever desired or set out to be. You're doing it.'

Alyssa Edwards

Wake UpDoingYouDreamLivingOut

If you have a business that isn't growing the top line, it's very hard to deliver attractive returns to shareholders.

Soren Skou

BusinessYouGrowingTopHardLine

All these labels and praises scare me. I am very simple, and I feel like a newcomer because I never stopped learning.

Sridevi

LearningSimpleI AmMeFeelNever

You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies.

Steve Odland

EyesFinancialYouIndependentMore

If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.

Tony Parker

GodJerseyHeHisHadKnicks

I've done a fair amount of commercials. I did a bunch of Champion spark plug ads and Levi's and Molson Beer. You wouldn't know it. But some of it's damn good.

Ry Cooder

GoodBeerChampionSparkYouKnow

Business people get many undeserved prizes - golden parachutes and bonuses even when companies fail. I don't think people should get rewarded for screwing up.

Mo Ibrahim

BusinessPeopleThinkGoldenFail

I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.

Douglas Wilson

WorkHomeGreatDesignBadReady

When I first moved out to L.A., I was still 17. The deal with my dad was that I would be able to live out there if I were to treat my acting classes like college classes. So when I moved, that's all I did: trained and auditioned.

Brianna Hildebrand

LiveCollegeTreatActingFirstOut

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