Jim Valvano Quotes

I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.

Jim Valvano

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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HonorYouTreasureWillSameTell

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important.

John Boorman

NatureRomanticThinkImportantTrue

You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved? Once you do get involved, you realize the team draws so much from the community, and it would be nothing without the support of it. You've got to give back. It needs to be a two-way street.

Jerry Reinsdorf

CommunitySportsSupportTeamWin

Design negotiates between technology, policy, systems, and users.

Jens Martin Skibsted

TechnologyDesignPolicyBetween

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, 'How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?' The honest answer is, I don't know.

Angela Duckworth

WorkScienceDayParentsMeGrit

I'm one of those people who doesn't want to miss out on anything.

Amy Purdy

PeopleWantOutAnythingMissWho

My biggest worry is that we have to keep making good music, and I want to do well, but I wonder if I will be able to.

Suga

GoodMusicWorryWonderWantWill

God, Americans know how to cook.

Rose Leslie

GodKnowCookHow

In Blow-up I used my head instinctively!

Michelangelo Antonioni

HeadUsedInstinctively

That period of history has always fascinated me - Greek history, Greek mythology.

Jared Harris

HistoryMeAlwaysMythologyPeriod

Each haka has its own interpretation, but you have to make sure you are in unison with your team-mates; the haka should be a proper war cry.

Jonah Lomu

WarYouCryInterpretationOwnSure

My confidence wavers between being genuine and being insecure.

Bob Saget

ConfidenceGenuineBeingBetween

New technologies are rapidly giving rise to unprecedented methods of warfare. Innovations that yesterday were science fiction could cause catastrophe tomorrow, including nanotechnologies, combat robots, and laser weapons.

Peter Maurer

ScienceTomorrowGivingYesterday

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