Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. – John Wooden
Im not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. Im going to say Im opposed to war. But Im also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights. – John Wooden
Friendship is two-sided. It isnt a friend just because someones doing something nice for you. Thats a nice person. Theres friendship when you do for each other. Its like marriage – its two-sided. – John Wooden
My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But Im still around. – John Wooden
Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties, stays in the same handful of hotels, eats at the same no-star restaurants, and has almost the same opinions. I adore the art world, but this is copycat behavior in a sphere that prides itself on independent thinking. – Jerry Saltz
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. – Michael Morpurgo