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Friday, April 17, 2009
Quotes
This one is real simple…give us your favorite inspirational quote and tell why it is and/or if it has inspired you to do anything great or changed your outlook on something. Comment on other posts if you want but be nice. :)
I have chosen this quote because it makes me laugh It also reminds me to cool it and enjoy everything around me. It is hard to stop and smell the roses sometimes, especially at this point in my life with so much going on. It is comforting. I also always remember pieces of the movie and it's ridiculous story and characters.
"Go Team" ~ not sure, I may have heard it somewhere or just started saying it.
I have chosen this quote because I live by it everyday when I am around people. I believe teams are amazing things and they should be utilized (correctly). I also love hanging around people and no matter what in a team I am surrounded. :)
Whatever happens in life, lets just make sure we do us"
This is a quote by Tony Dungy. He is a christian, black, former NFL coach. He told his players every week the quote I posted. He was quite the pioneer in the NFL, being the first black coach and first open christian coach. In his book, "Quite Strength", he writes about people constantly trying to persuade him to abandon his beliefs, like who is was wasn't the right thing. That is why he always tells his players to be themselves and not follow suit.
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is worth its weight in silver and gold"
Thats a Bob Marley quote... and I think you guys know why I put this one in here!
"the true voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes" - unknown
i really like this quote because i think it can apply to every area of life... in the search for truth and faith, for inspiration and for art. We so often go looking for something greater than what we have but the truth is we just arent seeing clearly.
"Only themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves, As Souls only understand Souls."
-Walt Whitman
This is a quote that I have loved since high school. I love it because I interprete it as meaning that only through knowing and understanding your true self will you be content and happy.
"It is easier to for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler
I don't know if it's my favorite, but I do like it. It's very true; it's easier to defend something when it's being attacked than it is to maintain it everyday.
"Are you spending your life or investing it"
That's a very valid point to me. It makes me think of 'where is my heart?' because where i put my heart is where my treasure will be. Am I giving my heart to worldly things like money & 'fame' or am I taking the time for what really matters; for people & to encourage and grow relationships that have been trusted to me. When I'm gone, will people be more affected by how i lived my life, or what i achieved in my life.
"You are great, but I am the greatest welcome to the legends club." - Muhammad Ali commenting on Brett Favre
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Bobby Kennedy
"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?" - Vince Lombardi
"If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." - Vince Lombardi
"It's been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can't believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything." Brett Favre
"Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't. Once again I am not perfect, but I thought there was one time when Brett Favre would always drink and be this crazy guy, I thought I would never change." - Brett Favre
"My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do." - Brett Favre
"It is not the Critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
--Teddy Roosevelt
I love all these quotes because they are all from very accomplished people and they urge me to live my life like a man and take responsibility for my actions and learn from them. The first Brett Favre quote probably has made the greatest impact on me as a person. I want to make smart decisions, and be influential to future generations, not be a screw up and get in trouble all the time,(I used to get in a lot of trouble). The Teddy Roosevelt quote is also a great one because it shows that those why try and fail are inevitably better than those who do nothing, people who do nothing simply open their mouths and reitterate that they are critics a.k.a. fools. That's why I learned that I can't let what other people say bother me or alter what I believe in.
"You must be the change you want to see in the world" ~ Mahatma Gandhi
I really enjoy this quote because it is like a motivation to me to always do better and give your best at all times. It might not seem like one person can change much or anything but relating it to the starfish story, it makes a difference to one and that one is worth a whole lot. So I am striving to change for the good and this quote says it.
"A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give." ~Author Unknown
This is a long quote! But it sure says a lot at the same time. Going along with the first one and just in general having a positive impact. I like to make positive impacts in my life and so this is what I live by and it has worked so far.
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I have two:
"Life is a garden, dig it!" ~ Joe Dirt
I have chosen this quote because it makes me laugh It also reminds me to cool it and enjoy everything around me. It is hard to stop and smell the roses sometimes, especially at this point in my life with so much going on. It is comforting. I also always remember pieces of the movie and it's ridiculous story and characters.
"Go Team" ~ not sure, I may have heard it somewhere or just started saying it.
I have chosen this quote because I live by it everyday when I am around people. I believe teams are amazing things and they should be utilized (correctly). I also love hanging around people and no matter what in a team I am surrounded. :)
Whatever happens in life, lets just make sure we do us"
This is a quote by Tony Dungy. He is a christian, black, former NFL coach. He told his players every week the quote I posted. He was quite the pioneer in the NFL, being the first black coach and first open christian coach. In his book, "Quite Strength", he writes about people constantly trying to persuade him to abandon his beliefs, like who is was wasn't the right thing. That is why he always tells his players to be themselves and not follow suit.
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is worth its weight in silver and gold"
Thats a Bob Marley quote... and I think you guys know why I put this one in here!
" If you simply try you may astonish youself "
I really like this quote it just is so simple and so true. I take it to heart in a lot that I do expecialy in football.
" you cant take life to seriously, you will never get out alive "
My words to live buy! just like to keep things simple and dont get to worked up buy things that are not reall a big deal. Just go with it.
"the true voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes" - unknown
i really like this quote because i think it can apply to every area of life... in the search for truth and faith, for inspiration and for art. We so often go looking for something greater than what we have but the truth is we just arent seeing clearly.
"Only themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves, As Souls only understand Souls."
-Walt Whitman
This is a quote that I have loved since high school. I love it because I interprete it as meaning that only through knowing and understanding your true self will you be content and happy.
"It is easier to for one's principles than to live up to them."
- Alfred Adler
I don't know if it's my favorite, but I do like it. It's very true; it's easier to defend something when it's being attacked than it is to maintain it everyday.
"Are you spending your life or investing it"
That's a very valid point to me. It makes me think of 'where is my heart?' because where i put my heart is where my treasure will be. Am I giving my heart to worldly things like money & 'fame' or am I taking the time for what really matters; for people & to encourage and grow relationships that have been trusted to me. When I'm gone, will people be more affected by how i lived my life, or what i achieved in my life.
"You are great, but I am the greatest welcome to the legends club." - Muhammad Ali commenting on Brett Favre
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Bobby Kennedy
"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?" - Vince Lombardi
"If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." - Vince Lombardi
"It's been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can't believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything."
Brett Favre
"Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't. Once again I am not perfect, but I thought there was one time when Brett Favre would always drink and be this crazy guy, I thought I would never change."
- Brett Favre
"My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do."
- Brett Favre
"It is not the Critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
--Teddy Roosevelt
I love all these quotes because they are all from very accomplished people and they urge me to live my life like a man and take responsibility for my actions and learn from them. The first Brett Favre quote probably has made the greatest impact on me as a person. I want to make smart decisions, and be influential to future generations, not be a screw up and get in trouble all the time,(I used to get in a lot of trouble). The Teddy Roosevelt quote is also a great one because it shows that those why try and fail are inevitably better than those who do nothing, people who do nothing simply open their mouths and reitterate that they are critics a.k.a. fools. That's why I learned that I can't let what other people say bother me or alter what I believe in.
Thanks Heather & Mike.
KELLY
"When you do somthing right, people wont know you've done anything at all." - Anon
" Ask not what your country can do for you, rather ask what you can do for your country." JFK
I like both of these quotes because of their focus on service to others. I think that it is very important to be selfless toto others.
Warm fuzzies,
Apollo
Thanks Jack.
"You must be the change you want to see in the world" ~ Mahatma Gandhi
I really enjoy this quote because it is like a motivation to me to always do better and give your best at all times. It might not seem like one person can change much or anything but relating it to the starfish story, it makes a difference to one and that one is worth a whole lot. So I am striving to change for the good and this quote says it.
"A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give." ~Author Unknown
This is a long quote! But it sure says a lot at the same time. Going along with the first one and just in general having a positive impact. I like to make positive impacts in my life and so this is what I live by and it has worked so far.
Thanks Sara.
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