Student Success Statement

"Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind."

B.C. Forbes

You shouldn't just be honest to avoid criminal and illegal acts but to be morally right all the time. If you are then you'll feel good about yourself.

Student Success Statement

"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your your full attention on whats's happening right this moment."

Phil Jackson

If you focus more on doing good you'll end up doing bad because your focusing more on the end result not how to obtain it.

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Student Success Statement

"Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
If you base every thing on lies sooner or later your lies will soon be found out. If you get caught lying your whole story will crumble and ever one will lose trust in in you.

Student Success Statement

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."

Peter F. Drucker

Just because it is acceptable doesn't mean its right. If you don't do what is right and do what is acceptable then you will be doing bad. 

Student Success Statement

"Education is a marathon--not a sprint"

ANON

It is saying that education is not a short and it takes time to finish. Just like a marathon, education takes a long time to finish because you need to finish from k-12 and then into college.

Student Success Statement

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

Muhammad Ali

With no imagination there is no creativity. If you're not creative with any of your ideas then you wont be able to succeed by coming up with your own original thing. If you have no imagination you wont have any power to become a leader, but you will become a follower. 

Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problem of the human race.”

-Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States 

If you don't have persistence no mater what you will never succeed. If you don't put effort into getting what you would like to accomplish you'll never reach your goal.

Students Success Statement

"Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory."

Herbert Kaufman

 If you keep doing to try to succeed no mater if you failed you will always end up succeeding at the end.

Student Success Statement

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."

Confucius

To do wrong even though you know what is right means your just a coward and that you have a lack of courage. 

Student Success Statement

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."

Matt Biondi

It is saying that the harder you try any failure could be transformed into the biggest success ever because you are putting effort into what you are doing. If you don't put any effort into it you wont be able to succeed. 

Student Success Statement

"Improve your performance by improving you attitude."

ANON

If you improve the way you think, you improve your outlook on things thus improving your performance.

Student Success Statement

"Gold medals don't make champions... hard work does."

Anon

It is saying that the prize or reward doesn't make you a champion. Its the hard work and effort that makes you one. You cant be given a reward and praise if no effort is put into getting it.

Student Success Statement

"Be quick, but don't get in a hurry."

John Wooden

If you hurry your work then it will not be as good it would be if you did it good. That doesn't mean take your sweet time you should also try to hurry.

Student Success Statement

"When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eyes is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself."

Gilbert Arland

It means that the only person to blame for your failures is yourself. To achieve the your desired goal you need to improve yourself.

Student Success Statement

"There is no justification ever for choosing any part of what you know to be evil"

Ayn Rand

Its never ok to choose the wrong for any reason. You should always choose the right even if its not popular. If you choose the wrong you are subjected to the feelings of guilt inside of you.

Student Success Statement

"When I was teaching basketball, i urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece. This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of become a little better each and every day over a period of time, you'll  become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day."

John Wooden

It is saying that you should always try to improve in life no matter what. To make each day count by choosing the right.

Student Success Statement

The Three Don'ts

Don't whine

Don't complain

Don't make excuses

John Wooden

You will never go anywhere in life except backwards if you whine and complain. Whining, complaining and excuses are only for the weak and lazy people and the only way it will lead you is to failure.

Student Success Statement

"The Three Nevers"

Never lie

Never cheat

Never steal

John Wooden

It is wrong to lie, steal, and cheat because it makes you a bad person. If you do so you will be choosing the wrong.

Student Success Statement

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

John Wayne

The meaning of courage is doing something that is right even though it could bring punishment or if you are scared to do it. Not doing so is being a coward.

Student Success Statement 

"You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of approving conscience."

Robert E. Lee

If you start to do right it will become a habit eventually and you will enjoy the feeling of doing right. After it becomes a habit doing wrong will make you feel guilty and will bring you bad feelings.