Tim Ashford > Tim's Quotes

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”
― John Wooden

“Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.”
― John Wooden

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
― John Wooden

“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ”
― John Wooden

“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Talent is God-given. Be humble.
Fame is man-given. Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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― John Wooden

“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be,
Your character is what you really are”
― John Wooden

“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden

“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
― John Wooden

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
― John Wooden

“It isn't about what you do, but how you do it”
― John Wooden

“The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”
― John Wooden

“Make each day your masterpiece.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.”
― John Wooden

“You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
― John Wooden

“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
― John Wooden

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ”
― John R Wooden

“Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved.”
― Victor Frankl

“It is unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing what it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot . .”
― Zig Ziglar, Secrets of Closing the Sale