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“Realistically, I don't let any of criticisms get to me. I know who I am, I know what I am, I know what I'm capable of, and if these guys have faith in what I'm doing, as I have faith in what they're doing, nothing can stop me.”
Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
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“Study the processes and methods of those who are better at it than you... there's someone who knows something you don't, who has honed a skill more than you have. Rival your rival.”
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“Children possess a remarkable amount of passion. They throw themselves completely, heart and soul, into everything.”
Source : Mary Lou Retton (2000). “Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness: 7 Ways to a More Peaceful, More Prosperous, More Satisfying Life”, Broadway
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“But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.”
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“Great blunders are often made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibres.”
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“Everybody in my family had a real sick, twisted sense of humor. Most of the jokes we make in our house, we would just never even dream of making anywhere else. Just sick, horrible stuff. That wasn't anything new to college.”
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“Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.”
Source : Mary McLeod Bethune, Audrey Thomas McCluskey, Elaine M. Smith (2001). “Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World : Essays and Selected Documents”, p.61, Indiana University Press
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“You learn something every day, unless you're careful.”