Thread: Good Quotes

But is there any comfort to be found? Man is in love and loves what vanishes, What more is there to say?

W.B. Yeats

One never knows, do one ?

Fats Waller

Here are a few of my favorite:



Perhaps it is better in this present world of ours that a revolutionary idea or invention instead of being helped and patted, be hampered and ill-treated in its adolescence ... by selfish interest, pedantry, stupidity and ignorance; that it be attacked and stifled; that it pass through bitter trials and tribulations, through the heartless strife of commercial exist*ence. So do we get our light. So all that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed–only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.

–Nikola Tesla


How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd



–Alexander Pope


Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.

–Mark Twain

I like pants.

Originally Posted by crazycliff200843

I like pants.

And I dont.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -Abraham Lincoln

Choose your battles, and don't burn bridges- My dad

Your aim is beard reduction, not elimination- Josh Earl

When in doubt, twist and shout- Motocross adage about pinning the throttle

Confidence is key. If you lack it, at least look like you're confident, and the rest will follow suit.

You may as well ask- the worst they can say is no.- My mom

I feel like I have posted these before but here but some of the quotes that I try to live by are:

"Don't find and excuse to loose, find a way to win" - (from my high school wrestling coach)

"The only thing you deserve is what you earn" - (Tom Brands, Olympic Champion)

And of course a couple of quotes from Dan Gable, Olympic Champion

“I’m a big believer in starting with high standards and raising them. We make progress only when we push ourselves to the highest level. If we don’t progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude."

“When you finally decide how successful you really want to be, you’ve got to set priorities. Then, each and every day, you’ve got to take care of the top ones. The lower ones may fall behind, but you can’t let the top ones slip. You don’t forget about the lower ones though because they can add up to hurt you. Just take care of the top ones first. In 25 years as a head coach and assistant, I think I might have missed one practice. Why? Because practice is my top priority. A day doesn’t go by when I don’t accomplish something in my family life or my profession because those two things are my top priorities."

"Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things necessary to go to a higher level. When people ask me how to raise their level of performance, the first thing I ask is, How important is it to you?"

"I think the best part of you ran down the crack of of your mama's ass and wound up as a brown stain on the matress ... I THINK YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED!!!"

The great R. Lee Ermey