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The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity. Lewis Grizzard

Life, Opportunity, Football, Game, You

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. - Michelangelo

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. Michelangelo

Imagination, Stone, Task, Inside, Statue

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. Pope Paul VI

Life, Work, Hard Work, Today, Struggle

Stress and worry, they solve nothing. What they do is block creativity. You are not even able to think about the solutions. Every problem has a solution. Susan L. Taylor

Stress, Creativity, Think, Worry, You

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement. Tony Jaa

Failure, Improvement, Stone, Never, Will

I think that nothing is impossible when you want to fulfill a dream. A lot of people will tell you that you can't do it, that you don't have what it takes, but if it is in your heart and you feel it, there is nothing that will stop you. It is like the sun - you can't block it: it will shine regardless, if that is what you want. Thalia

Heart, Shine, People, Sun, Impossible

Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy. Liu Xiaobo

Life, Wisdom, Freedom, Death, Progress

Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Progress, Justice, Purpose, Law, Flow

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. Frank Zappa

Stupidity, Building, Universe, Say, More

I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. Tom Hooper

Best, Day, Insecurity, Overcoming, Self

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. Thomas Carlyle

Strong, Weak, Obstacle, Pathway, Which

I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him. Yoko Ono

December, Day, Think, Every Day, Try

The greatest block today in the way of woman's emancipation is the church, the canon law, the Bible and the priesthood. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Today, Woman, Law, Bible, Church, Way

I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it. Daniel Boulud

Love, Freedom, Imagination, Me, Emotions

I love blocking people. I'm not afraid to block anybody. Ashley Graham

Love, People, Afraid, Blocking, I Love

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. Carl T. Rowan

Home, World, Discrimination, Injustice

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. Carlo Collodi

Winter, Time, Fire, Cold, Warm, Cozy

I'd go to clinics and hear coaches say, 'You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.' I'd say, 'No way! You block with your shoulder. It's a lot stronger blow, and you don't risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?' Ara Parseghian

Stupid, Stronger, You, Say, Why, Risk

There is no force in the world that can block the powerful march of our army and people, who are holding high the banner of the suns of great Comrade Kim Il Sung and great Comrade Kim Jong Il and continuing to advance under the leadership of the party and with strong faith in sure victory. Kim Jong-un

Leadership, Faith, Great, People, Strong

We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too. Quincy Jones

Depression, Heart, Black And White

Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new. Thomas J. Watson

Time, Chance, Someone, New, Ahead, Try

There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it's extremely hard to block anything - extremely hard. You'll never get perfect blocking. Bill Gates

Truth, Government, Internet, You, Never

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. John Calvin

Confidence, Intelligence, Spirit, Own

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. Sophia Loren

Memories, Live, Past, People, You, Hide

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness. Susan Lucci

Know, You, Personal, Greatest, Stumbling

I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey. John Madden

Good, Thanksgiving, New Orleans, Turkey

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