I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Al Sharpton American Politician More Al Sharpton Quotes 5
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. Theodore Roosevelt American President More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes 4
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. C.S. Lewis British Scholar More C.S. Lewis Quotes 4
You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather. Albert Finney British Actor More Albert Finney Quotes 3
If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger. Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist More Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes 3
I can only be so long without work before I start getting antsy. Morgan Freeman American Actor More Morgan Freeman Quotes 3
Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane. Honore de Balzac French Novelist More Honore de Balzac Quotes 3
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest. Chanakya Indian Politician More Chanakya Quotes 3
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. Max Beerbohm English Actor More Max Beerbohm Quotes 3
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. William Blake English Poet More William Blake Quotes 3
Pushing kids too early is a problem I've seen through the years. If you start them too early, by the time they're in high school they're burned out on it. Dave Crosswhite More Dave Crosswhite Quotes 2
Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. Anne Sullivan American Educator More Anne Sullivan Quotes 2
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi More St. Francis of Assisi Quotes 2
It was a good start after a long day. We'll see what happens tomorrow. Janica Kostelic More Janica Kostelic Quotes 1
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. Pope Paul VI Italian Clergyman More Pope Paul VI Quotes 1
My main focus at the start of the season was basically to have the best senior year possible for Southwest Missouri State. I really didn't take into consideration the draft that much. I just wanted to help my team win basketball games. Once our season run was over, that's when I really started looking into where I might be going, or if I would go anywhere, so that's when I really started focusing on the next step. Jackie Stiles More Jackie Stiles Quotes 1
You have to catch them young. We start with the kids through high school health-career clubs, to grow our own health care professionals and shape their education more locally. Karen Halverson More Karen Halverson Quotes 1
It was important for us to get our confidence back and just start another roll. Katie Douglas More Katie Douglas Quotes 1
We just gave them too many second-chance points to start the second half, and they got some offensive rebounds and we didn't. That was the difference in the ball game. Lance Huber More Lance Huber Quotes 1
I don't want to start Any blasphemous rumors But I think that God's Got a sick sense of humor And when I die I expect to find him laughing. Depeche Mode More Depeche Mode Quotes 1
When children start learning math in school, they already have a basic understanding of the concepts. This understanding should guide teachers to work on enhancing these skills. Elizabeth Spelke More Elizabeth Spelke Quotes 1
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Carl Bard More Carl Bard Quotes 1
You can't let it wear you down. We've got to start coming up with rebounds when we need them, and we've got to reach down deep. Danny Green More Danny Green Quotes 1