"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." "Did you ever feel like the world was a tuxedo, and you were a pair of brown shoes?" "I've been around Joe all afternoon and I haven't seen him do one smart thing yet." "I, Ronald Wilson Reagan, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." "I was wrong, not delusional."
A few that I often think of when I visit this message board: "In case of doubt, make it sound convincing." "Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference." "If authority was mass, stupidity would be gravity." "An expert is someone with an opinion and a word processor." "Common sense isn't."
Michael Jordan has some great motivational quotes. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat. I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. There is no "i" in team but there is in win. To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
