"I hate taking myself seriously. It drives me crazy!"

“Failure is an event, not a person. You are NOT a failure!”

“Winning a postseason game is like winning five regular season games. There is just no feeling like it. Everything is magnified. Every free throw, turnover, shot and play.”

“Mankind needs peace more than ever, for our entire planet, threatened by nuclear war, is in danger of total destruction. A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent.”

“The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life.'”

“Now we're getting a whole generation of kids who have never had a football team in L.A., so they don't miss it and don't ask for it. It becomes self-perpetuating. They don't know what they're missing.”

“My motivation has to do with what happened to my family. I want to help young people make important decisions at the most important time in their life. If I didn't do this, it would be like my kids died in vain. I want to help them make the right decisions.”

Source : Source: fightnetwork.com

“Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished”

Source : Carol Ann Tomlinson (2014). “The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, 2nd Edition”, p.10, ASCD

“Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded and connected to home. They are the most important things to me.”

Source : "Up Close with Colbie Caillat". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com.