"Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you."

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Source : Sean Covey (2011). “The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teenagers”, p.175, Simon and Schuster

Sean Covey

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“I'm not sure that pasteurized thinking is rich enough in intellectual vitamins”

Source : Keith Laumer (2002). “Retief!”, Baen
“I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought to myself, this is a place to wake up in in the morning.”
“We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America. Period.”

Source : "George Tenet: At the center of the storm". "60 Minutes" with Scott Pelley, www.cbsnews.com. April 25, 2007.
“The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day.”
“To love unconditionally requires no contracts, bargains or agreements.”
“If there were any people safe to criticize, they'd be politicians and child molesters, doncha think?”
“I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.”
“True love is not giving power to the other person, but instead is empowering you to make that person happy.”

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