Surround Yourself With Winners Quotes & Sayings

Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win. — Bear Bryant

There is no such thing as a cat - it is just a shape that all manner of imps, hobs, and devilkins like to put on, to gain easy entrance into the homes of men. — Peter S. Beagle

I was not great behind the counter. I had a week off without asking for it. Another time, we had a cart go up in flames, and we went out on another cart, which we wrecked by running it into the cart that was on fire. — Mike Weir

Anthony Powell was the most European of 20th-century British novelists. — Tariq Ali

You're always a kid around your parents ... Unless they're acting like children. Then you don't get the chance. — Sarah Dessen

Home is where somebody notices when you are no longer there. — Aleksandar Hemon

Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything. — Bear Bryant

He felt a touch of sadness now that it had happened, now that he knew what it was like. Not because it wasn't enjoyable, or wouldn't be repeated, but because one more of life's mysteries had been revealed. — Chad Harbach

It is criminal negligence to leave suckers lying around to tempt honest men. — Wilson Mizner

Rumors sound of galleries asking artists for upsized art and more of it. I've heard of photographers asked to print larger to increase the wall power and salability of their work. Everything winds up set to maximum in order to feed the beast. — Jerry Saltz

There are times when I love to play all kinds of complicated games in painting. But this is one case when I need to be fairly straightforward. I'll just try to paint the man, his intelligence, his amiability and his stature, maybe paint him fairly close to humor and try to get it just right. — Nelson Shanks

The average man cannot believe that an artist may be as serious and highminded an observer of life as the professed man of science. — Aleister Crowley

Whether you're playing in the minor leagues or major-league divisions, wherever you are, it's always nice to be recognized as an All-Star. — Gaby Sanchez

If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've had a lot of them. Two, be able to recognize winners. They come in all forms. And, three, have a plan for everything. A plan for practice, a plan for the game. A plan for being ahead, and a plan for being behind 20-0 at half, with your quarterback hurt and the phones dead, with it raining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it at home. — Bear Bryant