Chris Gardner I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive ‘isms.’ But once you let go of the blame and excuses, you’ll see that you can alter your position on your own. – Chris Gardner Alter Quotes Blame Quotes Deck Quotes Excuses Quotes Hear Quotes Isms Quotes Oppressive Quotes People Quotes Position Quotes Racism Quotes Sexism Quotes Stacked Quotes My biggest hero was my mother. She told me every day that I could do or be anything. I knew it, I believed it, and I embraced it. Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part. You need to acknowledge that, ‘Hey, I’m here because I steered my horse in this direction.’
Pablo Sandoval When you do some things in baseball in the city where you grow up and then you come back on a second opportunity, it’s special. – Pablo Sandoval
Robert Baden-Powell One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second. – Robert Baden-Powell
Charles Duhigg We love to receive praise, but usually we’re not certain what message, precisely, we should take from it. On the other hand, when someone points out our flaws, we realize immediately that something needs to change. – Charles Duhigg
Javier Hernandez I always want my old clubs to do well. But I have only one love in my life in football – my home club Chivas, in Guadalajara. The other clubs are my girlfriends. – Javier Hernandez
Nina Agdal If I had a shoot the next day, I would definitely try to cut down on the salt because that’s really bad for bloating, and you want to look fresh. – Nina Agdal
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