Top 15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go. Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Many people are born into their religion. For them it is mostly a matter of legacy and convenience. Their belief is based on faith, not just in the teachings of the religion but also in the acceptance of that religion from their family and culture. For the person who converts, it is a matter of fierce conviction and defiance. Our belief is based on a combination of faith and logic because we need a powerful reason to abandon the traditions of our families and community to embrace beliefs foreign to both. Conversion is a risky business because it can result in losing family, friends and community support.

He had breath in him once,” he declared. “He is to be treated with respect, no matter the cost.” “Now is not the time for empty ritual,” Holmes thundered. “Now is precisely the time!” Douglas thundered back. “When we ourselves are empty, it is the ritual that turns us human again.

Pride goeth before destruction,” he quoted, “and a haughty spirit before a fall.

The person unaware of history is like a rudderless boat just floating out in the middle of the ocean, hostages to the waves and currents.

You cant win unless you learn how to lose.

The foolish will tread where the wise will not,” Holmes replied. “If we waited for the wisdom of this venture, Douglas and I would still be in London.” “To fools, then!” Little Huan exclaimed. “To fools!” the others declared.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

If you get yourself too engrossed in things over which you have no control, it’s going to adversely affect the things over which you have control.” His

Don’t hope. Hope is for people who aren’t prepared.

You won’t win until you learn how to lose. I don’t like to do it, to lose, but I can stand it. Along with everything else, you have to acquire the ability to accept defeat. No one makes it without stumbling.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

At times when I am feeling low, I hear from a friend and then, My worries start to go away, and I am on the mend. No matter what the doctors say, and their studies never end, The best cure of all, when spirits fall, is a kind word from a friend.

Racists often take their cues on how to act from the way the government behaves. If the government is actively campaigning against racism, they hide their feelings and do nothing. If the government is indifferent to racism by not prosecuting it, then they feel it’s okay to come out of hiding and attack.