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[araretruth]

EQ. 3

Today is the birthday of the legendary actor Denzel Washington. It's only right to dedicate Everyday Quotes to the film director, film producer, and 2x Golden Globe & Academy Awards winning actor. 

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility.

Do what you gotta do so you can do what you want to do.

Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.

At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back.

[araretruth]

EQ. 2

Today, 42 years ago, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a career high 55 points against the Boston Celtics. Dedicating our Everyday Quotes to the the Hall of Famer, NBA career leader in points (38,387), 6x NBA Champion, 6x NBA MVP, 19x NBA All-Star. 

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

[araretruth]

EQ. 1

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

From ex-prisoner to South Africa's first black president. 

Rest In Peace Nelson R. Mandela

July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013

[araretruth]

EQ. 1

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

From ex-prisoner to South Africa's first black president. 

Rest In Peace Nelson R. Mandela

July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013