“ Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge
Awesome quote.
“ Having a good memory is a serious impediment to understanding. It lets you cheat your way through life.
Wow. This is exactly how I feel and why I always say I’m not smart, I just have a good memory.
“ The big giant is tied down by those little rules and regulations and procedures. And the little guy? He just runs around and does what he wants.
Colonel James Van Riper, as quoted in Blink
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Jun
3
“ The key is not the will to win…everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.
Bobby Knight, Former Basketball Coach at Indiana and Texas Tech, among others
“ Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it’s because you’ve started to think of failure.
Tommy Lasorda, Former L.A. Dodgers Manager
“ If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden, Former UCLA Basketball Coach
“ I’ve had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven’t run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can’t outwork you, then smarts aren’t going to do them much good. That’s just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you’d be surprised at how much fun you can have.
Woody Hayes, Former Ohio State Football Coach
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Jun
1
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i’m drunk. i can’t believe you bailed on us.
i needed food so we stopped at the mexican place and got chips and
salsa, as well as waters.
then we moved over to some other group and introduced ourselves.
they were some startup.
we argues for a while until erik went to bed and i stayd up.
i’m not fxiing my yytpnig… no backspaces. yay
fu l, i screwed that part up bad, in an ironic sorta way.
ieverything ismoving around.
hoo-freaking -ray.
sent at railsconf 2008 by a certain project manager i know :)
