John Quotes

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

I grew up doing sitcoms and theater and even playing with the Beach Boys, where you're programmed to perform, your body gets into a rhythm and you know it has to perform.

I once dated someone who worked at McDonald's. She came up and asked if I wanted a Big Mac.

I don't do anything or have any magical secret or something, other than drinking baby's blood, of course.

I'm not the guy who bursts into the room. I'm the most insecure person you'll meet if you get to know me.

Maybe now it's time to take some chances on TV and push the boundaries with what I can do on television.

I do know I want to have children. That's the only thing missing in my life. I certainly thought I'd have some by now.

To me coming up short as a team and for me not having a great particular game was tough to swallow, but your life doesn't end there. You must put your life into perspective and keep moving on.

Me and Spike Lee are good friends. I got a lot of respect for Spike just because of who he is, what he stands for, and the support for that organization. Even when it was bad he was there.

Michael Jordan makes you bring your game to another level. That's why I loved competing against him.

[Being a coach] is totally different, but I have a new level of respect for coaching that I didn't as a player. So much is expected of you and from your team. Everything falls on your shoulders.

It was a good opportunity for me to wear a NBA jersey. The Golden State Warriors gave me an opportunity to come in and play for them. I was very appreciative of that.

New York is a different breed than any other city there is. Media can be very hard on you at times, but [Patrick Ewing] did handle it like a man. He was able to prosper in that whole atmosphere.

I had a lot of maturing I had to go through. I consider myself a smart individual in seeing that this is not the road I want to take.

Spending time in jail really helped me stay away from what my brother did because I got a taste of jail time. I realized this isn't the life I want to live being locked up 24 hours a day.

I only had one year of eligibility and I wasn't getting many offers from other schools. I jumped on it to make a mark. That was the most wise decision I made coming out of Oklahoma junior college.

I don't want to blame it on not having a father figure in my life, but that has a lot to do with it too.

As a player you can have a bad game and come back for the next game. As a coach you really can't do that. You have to dissect games night in and night out and figure what you did wrong.

Pit Riley had a lasting effect on us as players and the coaching staff.

You are What you do When it counts" - Armor

Every sailor knows that you can't sail a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create forward progress.

You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.

Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.

Leadership deals with people and their dynamics, which are continually changing. The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.

Conflict is like cancer; early detection increases the possibility of a healthy outcome.

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.

If you want to lead people, you have to let them come up close.

Anybody who thinks that they are a leader and doesn't have anyone following them is just out for a walk.

The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business.

Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.

Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades.

It takes a leader to know a leader, grow a leader, and show a leader.

The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize.

Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.

You cannot manage a decision you haven't made.

Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.

When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?"

If a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not the leader of that organization.

Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.

Churches whose members fight with one another have lost their vision for the lost.

Many pastors fail to see God's vision fulfilled because they never have a strategy for fulfilling that vision.

The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!

I think we impress people by our success, but I think we impact them by our failures.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

Success is achieved in inches, not miles.