Pary Quotes

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious,

but the desire to reach hearts is wise.

I had practiced with the team,

and the first scheduled game was with the University of Missouri.

They made it quite clear to the Army that

they would not play a team with a black player on it.

Instead of telling me the truth,

the Army gave me leave to go home.

Don’t be afraid to fail,

be afraid not to try.

The secret of life,

though,

is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

When I’m good,

I’m very good.

But when I’m bad,

I’m better.

Take risks.

If you win,

you will be happy;

if you lose,

you will be wise.

Covenants without the sword are but words

and of no strength to secure a man at all.

Music is an honest reflection of who I am.

People have got to take responsibility for the world.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be

able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as

you control what happens to that basket

Every particular in nature,

a leaf,

a drop,

a crystal,

a moment of time is related to the whole,

and partakes of the perfection of the whole.

Dead people receive more flowers than

the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.

I do what I want,

the way I want.

Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?

Journalism is what maintains democracy.

It’s the first rough draft of history.

Physics is like sex: sure,

it may give some practical results,

but that’s not why we do it.

The doctor of the future will give no medicine

but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet,

and the cause and prevention of disease.

As far back as I can remember,

I knew there was something wrong with our way of life

when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

You’ve got to find what you love.