Wallace Matthews

Sports Journalist American Born 1952 (age 74)

Pioneering sports journalist and columnist for major publications.

98 quotes

"Nature is not a place to visit. It is a home."
Nature
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."
Art
"The most exciting phrase in science is not 'Eureka!' but 'Hmm, that's funny.'"
Science
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it."
Life
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
Dreams
"Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom."
Wisdom
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."
Love
"Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens as the sun sets."
Friendship
"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction and the cement that binds closer together."
Family
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear."
Courage
"The only constant in life is change."
Change
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
Education
"Time is money."
Time
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
Truth
"Freedom is the foundation upon which all of life's greatest achievements are built."
Freedom
"A moment of peace is worth a lifetime of struggle."
Peace
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."
Patience
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
Art
"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."
Science
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
Music
"Faith is not about believing that God can. It's about believing that He will."
Faith
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions."
Leadership
"Work is not punishment. It is the opportunity to grow."
Work
"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."
Dreams
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Humor
"Education is an investment that pays dividends throughout life."
Education
"The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know."
Knowledge
"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys."
Time