My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.


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TONY ROBBINS
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
TONY ROBBINS
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
TONY ROBBINS
I am a racer. I'm not a race car driver. I am a racer. I race. That's what I do. I don't...
TONY STEWART
We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.
TONY ROBBINS
Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.
TONY ROBBINS
Microsoft is committed to the ubiquity of the Skype experience - communication across every device a...
TONY BATES
After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief wor...
TONY CAMPOLO
My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My da...
TONY HALE
By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. Bu...
TONY BLAIR
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing...
TONY ROBBINS
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's...
TONY ROBBINS
Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
TONY BLAIR
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never conce...
TONY ROBBINS
I'm a minor player in my own life story.
TONY WILSON
The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the...
TONY BUZAN
For small business people, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the...
TONY ABBOTT
I went to parochial grammar school, and I give thanks to the Catholic training because of course, th...
TONY ORLANDO
Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military po...
TONY SNOW
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets...
TONY BLAIR
If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves ...
TONY SNOW
If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our com...
TONY CARDENAS
Honestly, the best skater that I've seen who raps is Tyler, The Creator. He really can skate... ...
TONY HAWK
When you break your pelvis, you can't do a whole lot. It took me about six weeks to be able to g...
TONY HAWK
You just have to adapt, and you have to realize where people are going to actually play their games....
TONY HAWK
I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other w...
TONY HAWK
I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebel...
TONY HAWK
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel lik...
TONY HAWK
Don't be afraid of girls. That is my big regret. Knowing what I know about girls, I should have ...
TONY HAWK
I changed high schools three times because my parents moved. I had one friend my freshman year named...
TONY HAWK
My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses...
TONY HAWK
I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowb...
TONY HAWK
I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.
TONY HAWK
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, wor...
TONY HAWK
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by t...
TONY HAWK
I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate ...
TONY HAWK
If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more you...
TONY HAWK
Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution...
TONY HAWK
I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started tra...
TONY HAWK
I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
TONY HAWK
If you have a game with your name on it, you have to learn how to play.
TONY HAWK
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
TONY ROBBINS
Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident bec...
TONY JAA
Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to ea...
TONY ROBBINS
A single human brain has about a hundred million nerve cells... and a computer program that throws l...
TONY HOARE