The best Quotes by Jim Valvano

The best Quotes by Jim Valvano

James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 – April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

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Fathers Father & Son

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

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I think that for me, as a UNC graduate, I value my education - I think everyone who's gone to that university values education.

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Michael: "Don't forget my North Carolina shorts!"
Daffy: "Your shorts? From college?"
Michael: "I wore them under my Chicago Bulls uniform every game."
Looney Tunes: "Eeeew."
Michael: "I washed them after every game."
Daffy: "Hahaha... sure!"

Daffy Duck in Space Jam

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to North Carolina - and that's pretty much the same thing.

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms, when his hands are empty.

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Children & Childhood Fathers Father & Daughter

When I was a little girl I remember thinking men were these beautiful creatures created to love an protect the women of this world. Turns out I was wrong. I just had an amazing father.

Cindy Cherie

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Fathers Father & Daughter

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.

Sigmund Freud

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My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.

Gareth Bale

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Fathers Father & Son

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Children & Childhood Fathers Parents Mother

You can't be a real man if you don't look out for your kids. They need you.

Bill O'Reilly

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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass"; "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys."

Harmon Killebrew

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Fathers Father & Son

A boy's best friend is his father.

In Brazil, if you have a son, the first thing you give him is a football. That's the first gift - so my dad was no different.

Diego Costa

Brazil Father & Son

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."

Sam Levenson

With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.

Fathers Father & Son

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

Wayne Rooney

Fathers Father & Son Role Models

Dad.
A son's first hero.
A daughter's first love.

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Fathers Father & Son Father & Daughter

One kind word, one full hug, where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight... would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years.

Commodus in Gladiator

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Hugs Father & Son

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese, and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

James Comey

I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That's why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest.

James Comey

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