"One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books, though preparation is necessary to profitable reading; and the less reading is better than more;--book-struck men are of all readers least wise, however knowing or learned."

-- Amos Bronson Alcott

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“I wouldn't change my experience for anything. It made me the person I am today. Not just on the court but off the court.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never won a pennant there, we were far away from the big media centers of Los Angeles and New York, and I wasn't a flashy power hitter but a guy who hit to spots, who bunted and stole bases.”
“And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger”
“The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”
“One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.”
“Be egalitarian regarding persons. Be elitist regarding ideas.”
“Success is always less funny than failure.”

Source : "In praise of the north" by Andrew Martin, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2008.
“The zip on the pitch is very zippy”

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