Mr. O'Neill's Favorite quotes

  •  It is better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for something you are not. - Andre Gide
  • None of us is smarter than all of us. - Japanese Proverb
  • It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. - John Wooden
  • An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. - Martin Luther King Jr. 
  • You're off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting so get on your way. - Dr. Suess
  • Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. - C.S. Lewis
  • What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralf Waldo Emerson​
  • Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. ~ Matt Biondi
  • The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. ~ Tommy Lasorda
  • Champions keep playing until they get it right. ~ Billie Jean King
  • If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail. ~ Mark Spitz
  • One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it. ~ Ronnie Lott
  • If you aren't going all the way, why go at all? ~ Joe Namath
  • It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. ~ Evander Holyfield
  • There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between. ~ Pat Riley
  • You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky
  • I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey
  • Happiness is not something readymade.  It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama
  • If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington
  • Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!” –Audrey Hepburn
  • I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
  • We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill
  • All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb
  • Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela