Home / Quotes / Quote by John Wooden

Quote by John Wooden

“Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.”

Author

John Wooden

John Wooden is a legendary basketball player and coach, born on October 14, 1910, and passed away on June 4, 2010. His achievements and influence in the basketball world have made him one of the greatest figures in basketball history. more

“Great achievement goes through, not around, discouragement. Is there a roadblock in my way, keeping me from something I want to achieve? Am I discouraged? I understand now that discouragement often precedes achievement. Instead of retreating from the roadblock or seeking a way around it, I will boldly punch a hole through it and continue toward my goal.”

Way Want Goal Achieve Achievement Seeking Holes My Way Discouraged Discouragement Great Achievement Roadblock

Author:Jerry Spinelli

“Love is big. Love makes room for conflicting feelings.”

Feelings Bigs Love Is Rooms

Author:Jerry Spinelli

“Every night when I go to bed I think, In the morning I will wake up in my own house and things will be back the way they were. It hasn’t happened this morning, either.”

Thinking Way Night House My Own Morning Happened Bed Wake Up Every Night Handmaids Tale

Book:The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

“The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places, it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper, streaked across the redness.”

Lasts Black Saws Sky Red Burned Last Time Soup Stirring Peppers Boiling Crumbs

Book:The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

Source: The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

“… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”

World Children Turns Sky Streets Rain Hardest Turn Off Dripping Liesel Liesel Meminger Himmel Street

Book:The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

Source: The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition

“Moira was like an elevator with open sides. She made us dizzy.”

Made Sides Elevators Dizzy

Book:The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

“It was like being in an elevator cut loose at the top. Falling, falling, and not knowing when you will hit.”

Fall Knowing Cutting Not Knowing Elevators

Book:The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”

People Needs Giving Depth Generosity Generosity And Kindness

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

“As for omens, there is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”

Doe Destiny Wise Superstitions Omen

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays

“I have a sort of Christmas-morning sense of the library as a big box full of beautiful books.”

Book Bigs Beautiful Morning Library Boxes Christmas Morning Beautiful Books

Book:The Time Traveler’s Wife

Source: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Quote by John Wooden

Author

You May Also Like