People always ask me, ‘Were you...

People always ask me, ‘Were you funny as a child?’ Well, no, I was an accountant.

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The ability to withstand pressure is ...

The ability to withstand pressure is the conditioning of the mind.

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Anybody with ability can play in the ...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.

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The leadership instinct you are born ...

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.

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Physical presence provides chemical, ...

Physical presence provides chemical, relational, psychological and physiological effects that virtual relationships cannot. Our brains change in the presence of another person and their behavior.

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Physical presence provides chemical, ...

Physical presence provides chemical, relational, psychological and physiological effects that virtual relationships cannot. Our brains change in the presence of another person and their behavior.

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By starving the sensibility of our pu...

By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes. For famished nature will be avenged and a hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.

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An artist is never ahead of his time ...

An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

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Boy is my wife stupid. It takes her a...

Boy is my wife stupid. It takes her and hour and a half to watch 60 minutes. My daughters no bargain either. In public school she was voted most likely to conceive.

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Life itself still remains a very effe...

Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

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Love is the most important thing in t...

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

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Great leaders are pragmatists who can...

Great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act.

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Love is not something that you can pu...

Love is not something that you can put chains on and throw into a lake. That’s called Houdini. Love is liking someone a lot.

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Love is not something that you can pu...

Love is not something that you can put chains on and throw into a lake. That’s called Houdini. Love is liking someone a lot.

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Don’t try to fix the students, ...

Don’t try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.

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