Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.”
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
"Conversation with Dr. Ben Carson: The Big Picture" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science-july-dec99-carson_09-07/, PBS NewsHour (September 7, 1999)
“Don't explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
Source: Economic Warfare Quotes
“Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
The Motto Book (1907).
Variant: Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.
“Don't worry. Your friends are dead and you are going to join them.”
Klaus Barbie (1913–1991) SS-Hauptsturmführer, soldier and Gestapo member
To Blandon from "Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyons" - Page 63 - by Tom Bower - Biography & Autobiography - 1984
“Don't make love to your problems-- they'll never give you back the satisfaction you give them.”
Robyn Carr American writer
Source: Forbidden Falls
“Oh judge! Your damn laws! The good people don't need them, and the bad people don't obey them.”
Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970) American Christian radical
[Voices from the Catholic Worker, Troester, Rosalie Riegle, 1993, Temple University Press, 114]
“Learn from the mistakes of others you won't have time to make them all your self”
Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer
Source: Simply Irresistible
“The first step is, if you don't believe it yourself your team darn sure won't.”
Rex Ryan (1962) American football coach
[Rex Ryan's press conference, http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/953/rex-ryans-press-conference-2, ESPN, McManus, Jane, August 6, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5x46RBB2S, March 9, 2011, March 9, 2011]
