Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come. Serena Williams countlesscourthour Change image and share on social
I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.' Serena Williams agoathleteblack share on social
The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Year's Eve show for him in 1970. Ronnie Milsap elviseveplay Change image and share on social
Now is now, and I live everything one day at a time. The fact that I'm still on the planet and able to still make music is such a miracle. Ronnie Milsap dayfactlive Change image and share on social
It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected. John L. Phillips applyastronautfact Change image and share on social
We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together. John Hickenlooper citycountrydiverse Change image and share on social
Is there some risk every day we walk out our front door? Every time we get in our car? Yeah. Are we materially less safe now than we were 10 years ago? Whatever delta there is, it's very small. John Hickenlooper agocarday Change image and share on social
From the time I was wee big, my mother was one of the first members of Mary Kay Cosmetics. Women going door-to-door and letting housewives have their own business - that was really a breakthrough. It was huge. Robin Wright bigbreakthroughbusiness share on social
In our personal lives, we have a lot of businesses going on. I have a profession, I'm a father, a spouse, a good member of my community. How much of my time and energy can I allocate to each of those things? What I allocate becomes the strategy I have for my family, and everything else. Clayton M. Christensen allocatebusinesscommunity share on social
To become the kind of person you want to become, you've got to have discipline. It's easier to keep to your standards 100 percent of the time versus 98 percent of the time. Clayton M. Christensen disciplineeasyhave Change image and share on social