People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read. Rick Barry
Record labels collude with some of the radio stations, and the radio stations have their play lists, dependent upon what they call the, quote, 'hits.' What's commercially viable gets recycled, endlessly repeated, and as a result of that, the progressive music can't break in. Michael Eric Dyson
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.Charles Dickens
So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad. Brett Favre
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.William Shakespeare
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.Confucius
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character. Arnold Palmer
The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind. Benjamin Disraeli
The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. Arthur Miller
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.Lord Chesterfield
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.Confucius
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend. Benjamin Disraeli
The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today. Hank Stram
The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them 'outside' of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter. Raymond E.Feist
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.plato
The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always. Willa Cather
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.Confucius
The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA. Candace Parker