John Wooden Quotes

"When I was in high school, I dreamed of being a film-maker, but my family was so poor that they couldn't afford for me to go to college."
-John Wooden

"All the Invisible Children."
-John Wooden

"My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism."
-John Wooden

"I can guarantee you that had no relevance, ... We operate as an independent company. We have not called on them (Nana) for any such support, and they have not offered any."
-John Wooden

"Some companies like managers who have their hands on everything, and some don't."
-John Wooden

"Has sent us a letter with numerous inaccurate and unfounded allegations that we intend to address with him directly."
-John Wooden

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability."
-John Wooden in Ability quotes.

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."
-John Wooden

"It is what you learn after you know it all that counts."
-John Wooden

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
-John Wooden

"Supply is coming back and people are beginning to feel more confident about oil futures."
-John Wooden

"It would be a joke to film it like some sort of kung fu epic."
-John Wooden

"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
-John Wooden in Sports quotes.

"I usually put the actors and the stuntmen in a real explosion, in real gunfire. They run scared, really scared."
-John Wooden

"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
-John Wooden

"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
-John Wooden

"The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart."
-John Wooden

"In Cambodia, they said the problem was that the kids couldn't get to the schools or libraries, so we donated bicycles."
-John Wooden

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
-John Wooden

"They think it's cleaner (and) OK because (it) comes from the doctor or it's prescribed, but it's abused."
-John Wooden

"If you spread $10 million on the entire Texas border, it won't go very far."
-John Wooden

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
-John Wooden in Talent quotes.

"You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
-John Wooden

"Although we had preliminary discussions with Adams, we never had a deal, ... We asked him to provide a quote by answering an invitation to bid, but he did not respond to our requirement. When it became clear Adams could not meet the schedule and other requirements of our contract with the Corps, we moved on to parties who could."
-John Wooden

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."
-John Wooden in Character quotes.

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
-John Wooden

"He will be spending the holidays with the troops."
-John Wooden