"There's a lot of stress out there, and to handle it, you just need to believe in yourself; always go back to the person that you know you are, and don't let anybody tell you any different, because everyone's special and everyone's awesome."

“Ronald Reagan was notably able to avoid having personal considerations dissuade him from taking decisive actions. This may have arisen in part from his career in motion pictures; it may be related to his being a bit of a loner; it may have related to his focus on those people and principles he sought to serve. What is clear is that this capacity enhanced his effectiveness. It was also a surprise to many people.”

“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.”

“Coach may have been the greatest innovator the sport has ever had.”

Source : "'Miracle' coach Brooks dies in auto accident" by Gerald Eskenazi, www.sfgate.com. August 12, 2003.

“A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.”

“The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.”

Source : Evanell K. Powell Brant, Addison Mizner, Wilson Mizner (1979*). “Debauched Proverbs and Other Miznerisms of Addison Mizner and Wilson Mizner”

“It takes a great deal of living to get a little deal of learning.”

“One cannot actualize his goals until he visualizes them clearly in the minds eye”

Source : Mike Mentzer, John Little (2002). “High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way”, Mcgraw-hill

“You know, students who major in elementary education - they're going to be grade school teachers - they have the highest rates of math anxiety of any college major. And they bring that into the classroom. So you find students being introduced to math concepts by teachers who may have not only a lack of training but also a lack of enthusiasm about math.”

Source : "Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required". "All Things Considered" with Kelly Mcevers, www.npr.org. March 3, 2016.