Dan Miller Quotations

Obviously we were playing some pretty good basketball there, and we needed to. I'm proud of the guys for that, and hopefully we can take advantage (of earning the bye).

People will come anyway, the reason to get involved is to keep impacts positive.

I cover sports for a living, and this is the most phenomenal ride I've ever been on because it was so unexpected. If this doesn't tell you what's great about sports, I don't know what does. If everything unfolded exactly as you expected, why play?

My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?

I saw four seniors out there that had played well for us all year. I'm extremely proud of the kids.

Our kids did an excellent job of executing our defensive game plan and we did an excellent job of keeping them off the glass.

I thought offensive rebounding killed us in the first half. They just pounded us on the glass.

It doesn't lend the correct appearance of independence.

I thought we had a spurt early in the third quarter when we got Phil in transition. I could feel momentum go our way. Give Bald Eagle credit, they came back and took that momentum away from us. We did have our chances.

You know, we have our differences, everybody does, honest, real differences, but I do believe strongly that we as neighbors are drawn together far more than we're driven apart.

Those city games are a little different animal. We knew our kids would be able to compete.

We have a lot of cheerleaders who come because they can better their routines with the practice they get here with the classes.

We got the results today from the lab that shows the water's fine.

We believe there are other people in the facility and in the community that have more information than we have.

We do sell a lot of mixed roses.

We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.

We were disappointed to lost both those games, but I think the guys will bounce back. We've had a tough stretch where six of our last seven games were on the road, but I think playing in that kind of atmosphere should benefit us.

We completed 2005 with the fewest fatalities in the history of mining in West Virginia. We've had these horrible tragedies to start the new year. But we're no busier now than we were six months or a year ago.

We've been doing this as long as I can remember.

The key to success is to be true to who you really are.

Don't wait on perfect conditions for success to happen; just go ahead and do something!

Sorrow, anger and resentment look back, worry looks around, while faith, hope, and optimism look to the future.

The people who complain the loudest about never having an opportunity in life are usually the ones who have no idea what they really want.

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence, as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination .

No individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting accountability for his or her own actions.

Sanctified ignorance is the belief that if we love God and have committed our lives to Him, everything will work out…Sanctified ignorance is no excuse for a life out of alignment, lacking joy, fulfillment, and a clear sense of accomplishment…Look at how God has uniquely gifted you in your skills and abilities, personality traits, and values, dreams and passions. It is in these that we find the authentic path designed for us for a purpose-driven life.

If we have no identity apart from our jobs, we are truly vulnerable.

Don't be so busy trying to make a living that you're too busy to make a life.

Money is ultimately not enough compensation for investing your time and energy: there has to be a sense of purpose, meaning and fulfillment.

In one line of his poem he said good fences make good neighbors. I'd like to think that Alaska and British Columbia working together can prove that we can be pretty darned good neighbors without fences.

The loss of a job may be the wake up-call needed to redeem the fire of your genius.

Find ways to embrace the things that make you unique, and you'll unlock the ways you can make a difference in the world.

Don't settle for comfortable misery, a sad state where you're hanging on to what is most predictable and familiar at the risk of letting exciting opportunities pass you by.

Meaningful work is within your grasp.

Embrace the work opportunity you have today. It may be the stepping-stone you need on your way to success.

Don't be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action.

How sad that we often diminish our best gifts by struggling valiantly to develop in someone else's area of ability. It is better to focus on your uniqueness and do that with excellence than to end up with mediocrity in several areas.

I like getting on my high horse. I look good on it. Like a knight...

The difference between the successful and the troubled is not error-free living; it is that by discovering and implementing a life calling, the successful stand on their pile of trash while the troubled sit under theirs.

If someone saw a movie of your life so far, when the credits rolled, would they say, “Wow, that was awesome?” Or would they scratch their heads and say, “I wonder what that was all about?

My underwear is my own person buisness.

To look for a job before looking deeply inward is likely to short-circuit the process of finding your calling.

Have you ever noticed that even if God allows you to have a dream, you're expected to work to make it happen?

In today’s work arena, creativity may be more of an asset than competence.

I started in the industry in Public Relations, Quality Assurance, Information Systems and furniture moving. I tried my hand in design and haven’t looked back. I’m fond of hackysack, racquetball, BBQ grilling, hanging out with my wife and friends

It's easy to focus on the things that divide us. Sometimes too easy.

A goal is a dream with a timeframe on it.

No high achiever ever woke up in the morning and said ‘let’s see what happens.’

You must develop a sense of what you can contribute that goes beyond 1 company or organization. A career path today will likely involve moving from organization to organization, creating a picture of rising circles, rather than a vertical ladder. In fact, a vertical rise within one organization will very likely move you away from your strongest areas of competence.

Opportunity lies between your own two ears

We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.

Change, even if unwelcome, forces us to reevaluate what our best options are. Those times of transitions are great opportunities to look for recurring patterns in your life and make adjustments to build on the good and reduce the bad.

No man can Become Rich without enriching others.

Success is never an accident. It typically starts as imagination, becomes a dream, stimulates a goal, grows into a plan of action - which then inevitably meets with opportunity. Don't get stuck along the way.

True professional selling is simply sharing enthusiasm.

Circumstances will never determine your amount of happiness. Circumstances only highlight who you already are.

Passion is more developed than discovered.

Our expectations determine how we respond. Be careful what you expect.

Choosing to associate with positive, optimistic people will accelerate our positive growth.

Continual learning is the key to continual living.

Unfounded fears about your competence and abilities can cripple your unique talents and gifts, which are waiting to be released.

The heart of our relationship, this natural environment that has blessed us really all along the west coast of North America, on both sides of the border we've realized that this incredible natural wealth comes with a price.

Your security is determined by your ability to define what it is you do that has value. The clearer you can be on what it is you do well and what provides value for someone else, the more security you have.

What really makes the Internet a valuable tool is the matching capability.

It was the quietest 42 points I've ever seen. This is as big of a team effort and as big of a win as we've had in a long time.

People get a very real sense of her true interest in whatever it is she's doing. This is a person who doesn't go through the motions. What's the phrase - phone it in? She doesn't do that.

That was a big play. I was pretty pleased with how the guys executed down the stretch tonight. It's good for us to win a game like this, because we're going to play some close games from here on out.

It was more about having fun than points.

The goal is to be here for the kids.

The key was getting out early and we had a balanced scoring night. That always makes it tougher for them to defend us.

That results in more money for everybody in the government.

It is really up to the individual as to just how far they can and want to go. We have been fortunate in that we have had a number of gymnasts go to nationals.

They're looking for something that allows them to get away from where they're at, ... You do forget that somewhere it is just calm and quiet and clean and fresh. Football, for me, is one of the ways I can remember.

The less Tad knows the better, ... I don't want Tad to worry about me. I want him to focus on school and football.