A few quotes I enjoy. I’ll pop in and edit this with added quotes from time to time:
“Life isn’t fair, that’s what death is for.” – Michael Myrick
“At the moment of truth, there are either reasons or results.” – Chuck Yeager
“Don’t be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart.” – Luis Palau
“A good day is when no one shows up and you don’t have to go anywhere.” – Burt Shavitz
“The details are not the details, they make the design.” – Charles Eames
“A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.” – Unknown
“When you measure, include the Measurer.” – MC Hammer
“Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore
“Never believe anything until it’s officially denied.” – Margaret Atwood
“We should strive for equality, but we have promoted equality in such a way people think their uneducated and incorrect opinion is of equal value with fact. It isn’t.” – Michael Myrick
“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” – Michael J. Fox
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” – G. Michael Hopf
“The main question is not how can we hide our wounds, but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.” – Henri Nouwen
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – Steve Jobs
“Price is only ever an issue in the absence of value.” – Unknown
“Satan’s primary tool is not an active sinner, but an inactive saint.” – Unknown
“I’m a Christian. I love everybody enough to want them to meet Jesus. Some of them quicker than others.” – Michael Myrick
“I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.” – Ayrton Senna
“Well you’re in your little room
and you’re working on something good
but if it’s really good
you’re gonna need a bigger room
and when you’re in the bigger room
you might not know what to do
you might have to think of
how you got started
sitting in your little room” – Jack White
“Live your life how you want, but don’t confuse drama with happiness.” – Ron Swanson
“Fame evaporates with regularity.” – Dave Chappelle
“WHY – Who Hurt You? Who Helped You? What Healed You?” – Unknown
“A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, ‘Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.'” – Quentin Tarantino
“Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it – and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.” – Wilma Mankiller
“Don’t tell the world life gave you lemons. Tell them you’re working to prepare a special blend of the finest homemade lemonade and are assembling the rest of the ingredients. They’ll never know the difference.” – Michael Myrick
“Ego kills talent.” – Unknown
“If you ain’t runnin’ wit it, run from it…” – Lil Wayne
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present.” – Unknown
“God assumed from the beginning that the wise of the world would view Christians as fools… and He has not been disappointed. Devout Christians are destined to be regarded as fools in modern society. We are fools for Christ’s sake. We must pray for courage to endure the scorn of the sophisticated world. If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world.” – Antonin Scalia
“Well, it’s… it’s just part of the wonderfulness of me.” – Stroker Ace
“When you’re purpose driven, you develop riches. When you’re pleasure driven, you develop addictions.” – Unknown
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” – Charles de Gaulle
“I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity, and therefore be regarded as pretty fair measure of it.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
“It’s not about the money; it’s never about the money.” – Michael Myrick
“In prosperity we need moderation; in adversity, patience.” – Lee Iaccoca
“Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Religion is when people try to act good because they’re afraid to go to hell. A relationship with Jesus Christ is for people like me who have already been to hell.” – Brian “Head” Welch
“People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?” – Rodney King
“Remain calm.” – Bill Myrick
“This is no dress rehearsal. We are professionals and this is the big time.” – Waylon Jennings
“Our world is not divided by race, color, gender or religion. Our world is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, color, gender, or religion.” – Mohamad Safa
“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” – Unknown
“Be your own hero.” – Michael Myrick
“Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.” – Teddy Roosevelt
“Only one life, ‘twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.” – C.T. Studd
“It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do about it that makes the difference.” – Wilson Mitchell
“With gratitude, optimism is sustainable. If you can find something to be grateful for, then you can find something to look forward to, and you carry on.” – Michael J. Fox
“Good enough isn’t good enough.” – Les Talcott
“We used to want love, now we just want likes.” – Chris Rock
