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Post by eatingbonbons on Jan 20, 2011 21:10:04 GMT -5
"It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired." ~ Robert Strauss messymimi Love it, Mimi! That's a great visual!!!
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Post by messymimi on Jan 21, 2011 7:43:29 GMT -5
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." ~ Calvin Coolidge
"If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good." ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr
Our messes may knock us down from time to time, but we get back up again. Only if we are flattened by our own giving up will we end up staying down.
BonBons, glad you liked the gorilla quote.
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Post by messymimi on Jan 22, 2011 8:20:53 GMT -5
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." ~ Dale Carnegie
"Persistence and determinationalone are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." ~ Calvin Coolidge
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Post by messymimi on Jan 23, 2011 9:35:37 GMT -5
"For now you know one of the greatest principles of success; if you persist long enough you will win." ~ Og Mandino
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." ~ Ella Fitzgerald
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Post by messymimi on Jan 24, 2011 8:13:57 GMT -5
"Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent" ~ Steve Martin
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing." ~ Abraham Lincoln
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Post by The Eliminator on Jan 24, 2011 11:31:37 GMT -5
Hi messymimi, thanks for all the quotes, keeping this going. I really like the Calvin Coolidge honor qoute (reply #829.) You also put an Og Mandino quote... several of the books I just cleared out of my hallway are Og's books! hahaha... I love Steve Martin's quote!
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Post by The Eliminator on Jan 24, 2011 11:37:22 GMT -5
OK, this isn't a quote quote, but it makes a good point...
The great slugger, Babe Ruth, had a dazzling 714 career homeruns, a record held for 39 years;
....but he also had 1,330 career strikeouts, a record which stood for 29 years.
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Post by messymimi on Jan 25, 2011 7:06:11 GMT -5
"We will either find a way or make one." ~ Hannibal, Carthaginian General
(messymimi imagines the voice of Warf, Klingon warrior, when she hears this quote)
Eli, great point, and i'm glad you like the quote.
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Post by blossoming on Jan 25, 2011 7:48:19 GMT -5
in the movie "kill bill", the heroine, an assassin, has been massacred herself and left for dead. she survives. she has been in a coma for years and can't move when she wakes up. she spends an enormous amount of time attempting to wiggle her toe the smallest amount. when she finally does, just a trace, she says, wel, the hard part's over with now.
i LOVE that. meaning, now she knows she CAN do it, all the rest is just keeping at it. its a super bloody movie but that moment gets me everytime.
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Post by messymimi on Jan 26, 2011 7:42:00 GMT -5
”An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.” ~ Thomas Fuller
”Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” ~ Hal Borland
Blossoming, she's right. Once we know we can, the hardest part is over..
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Post by messymimi on Jan 27, 2011 7:58:40 GMT -5
"Effort is a commitment to seeing a task through to the end, not just until you get tired of it." ~ Howard Cate
"I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has to get down to work." ~ Pearl Buck
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Post by blossoming on Jan 27, 2011 10:13:18 GMT -5
oh, the pearl buck one is FAB. just fab. that one realy is how the worlds works. inspiration is great. just doing it is even better.
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Post by messymimi on Jan 28, 2011 7:41:21 GMT -5
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." ~ Confucius
"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." ~ Christopher Reeve
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Post by messymimi on Jan 29, 2011 8:05:33 GMT -5
"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again." ~ Flavia Weedn
"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." ~ Mary Pickford
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Post by messymimi on Jan 30, 2011 7:34:49 GMT -5
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas Edison
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