Quotes/aphorisms that have actually helped you in life

[i am run]

"Everybody wants change but aint got a cup in their hand"

"I never let school get in the way of my education"

"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?" -- Clarence Darrow

"After School I Would Be The Only Guy On The Basketball Court, Working On My Moves, And Then Kids Would Start Showing Up With Their Soccer Balls. I Could Hold Them Off If There Were Two Or Three Of Them, But When They Got To Be 11 Or 12, I Had To Give Up The Court. It Was Either Go Home Or Be The GoalKeeper." --Kobe Bryant