Inspirational stuff

[Mr. Rugen]

I'm working on making posters for my room and I'm trying to get a few inspirational quotes on the walls. Here's what I've got so far:
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" Confucius
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand” Chinese Proverb
“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner” English Proverb

Can someone top these? I'm only putting up three.

[Brooklyn]

"We must become the change we want to see." - Gandhi

[Lazlo Toth]

"In my lifetime, I've learned a lot more from my pain than I ever learned from my comfort." Me.

[Mr. Rugen]

If I end that with "me" they'll think I'm cocky.

[Kace]

"If it ain't broke, you're probably not trying hard enough."

[amabala]

"Don't piss on a rattlesnake".

[Spike]

"Keep your shirt tucked in."

[The Mockingbird]

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
- Abba Eban

How about that?

[Tripe Face]

"You can't handle the truth!" Col. Nathan Jessup

"We learned more from a 3 minute record babe than we ever learned in school." Bruce Springstreen

"When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder I can think at all" Paul Simon

"The dude abides." The Dude

[s'news]

If I end that with "me" they'll think I'm cocky.

So just credit it to Lazlo Toth.

[FD2BLK]

It's never too late to work 9-5. KISS :rockon:

[HushHush]

My personal motto:

"Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

and

"Be The Change You Wish To See In The World" is the proper quote from Gandhi.

[Sultanosurf]

From a collection I keep for speeches, etc..

"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."
-Helen Keller

"The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy."
-Malcom Forbes

"Never be afraid to try, remember...
amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic."
-Unknown

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
-Judy Garland

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."
- Groucho Marx (That one's always a surprise)

[Spike]

All the inspiration you'll ever need is right here. Just ask yourself:

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[Mr. Rugen]

:worship:
If it wasn't for the Harold and Kumar connection that one would be displayed prominently.

[Spike]

:worship:
If it wasn't for the Harold and Kumar connection that one would be displayed prominently.

I understand. There's no way you could support a movie where the good guys don't tuck in their shirts.

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[Lazlo Toth]

"Sincerity is the key to success. Once you can fake that, you've got it made." Anonymous

"Each day's better than the next." Dom Woginowski, There's Something About Mary

[Mr. Rugen]

I understand. There's no way you could support a movie where the good guys don't tuck in their shirts.

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Wrong kind of shirts. I dress like that on most Fridays. You're thinking of these:
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[HushHush]

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I still don't get what's wrong with those shirts? I'm not offended at all by them. In fact .. they look rather nice compared to some I've seen the kids wear.

And ... I have to jump on board the tucking in shirts band wagon. I haven't tucked in one of my own shirts in 20 years ... how can I force a kid to tuck in theirs?

[Mr. Rugen]

I still don't get what's wrong with those shirts? I'm not offended at all by them. In fact .. they look rather nice compared to some I've seen the kids wear.

And ... I have to jump on board the tucking in shirts band wagon. I haven't tucked in one of my own shirts in 20 years ... how can I force a kid to tuck in theirs?
The reason the shirts are against dress code is because of the gang affiliation they carry. The red and blue ones denote bloods and crips and the white ones denote Latin Kings. We do not want kids wearing their gang shirts to school because it could cause a gang fight, therefore the shirts are disallowed, meaning that innocent kids that have never been in a gang or even a fight cannot wear their Tall T's either. It's sad that it has to be that way, but until we figure out a way to keep kids from fighting over the color of their shirts that's the way things have to be.

We do not require kids at my school to tuck their shirts. What we do require is that anyone dressed in a way that violates the dress code has to remedy that violation before going to class, which means either calling mom or dad for a new shirt or tucking in a shirt if its length violates the dress code.

[Spike]

I dress like that on most Fridays.

Slob. Hasn't anybody ever taught you to take pride in your appearance? Your appearance says a lot about you, even on Fridays.

[Mr. Rugen]

Slob. Hasn't anybody ever taught you to take pride in your appearance? Your appearance says a lot about you, even on Fridays.
On Fridays my appearance says that I have school spirit. The teachers wear "spirit" T's in place of their normal garb. I usually wear a shirt that promotes the AVID program.

Keep swingin' and missin', Spike.

[Banned_Forever]

The ***cin' You Got! ...Ain't Nothin' like the ***cin!' ...You're Gonna Get!

[Sultanosurf]

Appearance can be inspriational
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/ccarter/2005/07/26/blazing_saddles.jpg

And as sayings go, how can ya beat Slim Pickens: "Piss on you! I'm workin' for Mel Brooks..."

[tater]

"There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying."

-General George Patton

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'.

-Homer Simpson

[ShakAttack]

Some awesome quotes from General Patton (not all of these maybe suitable for classroom enviroment)

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

"You must do your damdest and win."

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't."

"Audacity, audacity ... always audacity."

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."

[Dap]

Kites fly highest AGAINST the wind, not with it. — Sir Winston Churchill

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. — John F. Kennedy

[Mr. Rugen]

Kites fly highest AGAINST the wind, not with it. — Sir Winston Churchill

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. — John F. Kennedy
Those are good. I think I may drop the Confucius one for the JFK one. Thanks.

[Tripe Face]

Those are good. I think I may drop the Confucius one for the JFK one. Thanks.


What about my Springsteen quote?

I get no respect.

[ewink]

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[s'news]

"Your appearance says a lot about you." Spike

[Head Janitor]

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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."
Forrest's Mom

[filter5]

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
-Aristotle

[Spike]

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[mothball]

"Face the darkness. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. So give that ol' dark night of the soul a hug."
~ Chris in the Morning, Northern Exposure

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line."
~ Oscar Levant (1906-1972)


"I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me."
~ Bob Dylan

"I yam whad I yam, an dat's all dat I yam." ~ Popeye

"Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down." ~ William M. Winans

"The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball."~Doug Larson

"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." ~ Michael Jordan

"When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it."
~W. Clement Stone

"We are all something, but none of us are everything."
~Blaise Pascal

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
~ Winston Churchill

"You can observe a lot just by watching" ~ Yogi Berra

"Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on Earth's this spell we're under.
We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are."
~ The Grand Illusion, Styx

"There's only one thing that I know how to do well
And I've often been told that you only can do
What you know how to do well
And that's be you,
Be what you're like,
Be like yourself,
And so I'm having a wonderful time
But I'd rather be whistling in the dark."
~They Might Be Giants

"Hope for the best; expect the worst."
~ Mel Brooks

"History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today."
~Henry Ford

"I can only hope that all of us, whether we have played on the field or been fans in the stands, can reflect on how fortunate we are, and can see our lives as new beginnings that allow us to leave this world a bit better than when we came into it."
~ Cal Ripken, Jr.

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."
~John Quincy Adams

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships."
~Henry Winkler

"With friends like these, who needs hallucinations?"
~ Buddy Ryan, Night Court

"For every ailment under the sun
There is a remedy, or there is none;
If there be one, try to find it;
If there be none, never mind it."
~ W.W. Bartley

"Time to stop beating around the bush. Beat the bush itself. Give it a good thrashing, and say 'bad bush!' in a loud stern tone."
~ Fred Barling

"Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."
~ Clarence Darrow

Or you could use one of those provided below.

[Mr. Rugen]

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
-Aristotle
Another good one. Very relevant to my class.

[Banned_Forever]

What about my Springsteen quote?

I get no respect.

I think that was Rodney Dangerfield.

I think the best one Bruce Springsteen said upon reflection of turning 40 years old ~

"There's a time to stop trying to be the Man you'd like to be, and Be the Man You Are."

[Mr. Rugen]

What about my Springsteen quote?

I get no respect.
Sorry, but if it's any consolation, the book my sophomores are going to read rips public education for not teaching kids how to handle money.

[Bandit]

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"Hey Kobe, how does my a$$ taste?"

[Another OMB]

"We don't know what we don't know. What have you learned today?" --Me

[Ralphie the buffalo]

Those shirts look really queer.
They are way too long.
And seriously, they would look good on a well-proportioned girl wearing a pair of nice stilletto heels.
Either way the length is too long.


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As for quotes: "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son" Dean Vernon Wormer

[Pro]

"I used to be disgusted, now I try to stay amused" - Elvis Costello.

[casterdamus]

Genius may have its limitations but,
Stupidity is not thus handicapped.

Elbert Hubbard

[HushHush]

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
-Aristotle

Ahhhh ... this one hangs on the wall of my son's Band Room. They hosted a Band Festival last year, and also had this printed on the trophies.

[Spike]

Ahhhh ... this one hangs on the wall of my son's Band Room. They hosted a Band Festival last year, and also had this printed on the trophies.

That's awesome. My band director's best motivational quote was:

"Y'ALL SOUND LIKE A PIG GIVIN' BIRTH TO A CUT GLASS ELEPHANT!"

Then he'd break his baton against his music stand, stomp off into his office and slam his door.

It would have been effective, except that he looked like a turtle with a beard.

[Kace]

That red shirt looks comfy.

[s'news]

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits" -- From the wall of my high school locker room.

[The Mockingbird]

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This is what I picture it would be like if Hollywood did a remake movie of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
... now that I think about it, it's really just a matter of time.

[Another OMB]

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits" -- From the wall of my high school locker room.

I was covering a story at a local school years ago. One of the teachers, TEACHERS mind you, had printed up and put on the wall:

"A quitter never win, and a winner never quit."

I wonder what the English scores of her students were like on standardized tests?

[s'news]

I was covering a story at a local school years ago. One of the teachers, TEACHERS mind you, had printed up and put on the wall:

"A quitter never win, and a winner never quit."

I wonder what the English scores of her students were like on standardized tests?

Maybe it was sort of a test, where the kids were supposed to catch the typos.

[Roy Hobbs]

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[Another side]

One of my favorites ... says a lot:

"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going to win a 5,000 meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself." - Steve Prefontaine.

[Another OMB]

Maybe it was sort of a test, where the kids were supposed to catch the typos.

Unfortunately, having interviewed the teacher for my story, it was obviously not. She spoke that way, too.

[s'news]

Oh well. It's not like the next generation was hanging in the balance.

Wait a minute, it was. Ouch.

Anyway, I'm willing to bet that a large percentage of the kids came out of the experience unscathed.

[+SN]

Sorry, but if it's any consolation, the book my sophomores are going to read rips public education for not teaching kids how to handle money.

Good!:thumbsup:
Many grown adults in America still need help with this as well.(see: credit problems/housing bubble/bust)

+SN

[ISTHISTHINGON?]

"Wherever you go....there you are"

[Desert Rat]

If the queen had balls, she'd be the king..

[tater]

Remember that you are unique...just like everybody else.

Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

[News Is Broken]

"You're big. I'm smart." - My 2 year old daughter.

In addition to being smarter than me, she's cuter too. I'd hate her for it out of jealousy if she wasn't so completely adorable.

[zeppelin42]

Beavis: Where do you come up with these great ideas, Butthead?
Butthead: They, like..., come from my wiener.


Nothing more honest and deep than that answer, provided you have a wiener.
-z

[The Thrill]

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