"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall..." William somebody....
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"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall..." William somebody....
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Twenty years ago I transferred to a group in our company that was starting a new venture that was even new to the industries we served. We were in the field using prototype equipment and basically "inventing" the equipment and service we were providing. The shortened quote above was our creed. Lots of struggles and war stories but to make it short, the five of us in that group kept plugging to that creed and what we "invented" is now an industry standard.Originally Posted by whit richardson;1472014 The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”[IMG
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That's good stuff and inspirational too. BTW one of my sons lives in Seabrook. Ike almost took him out but by a hair... Dad had a sailboat at Seabrook Marina back in the 80's. We'd sail all around the bay or Redfish island. Don't miss Houston traffic or non-stop heat but miss the people and my native country (not state).
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My dad, the ultimate do-it-yourselfer always said about his mistakes, "an amateur won't notice and a professional won't say anything".
My favorite: 'Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
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If you move any slower ,you'll be doing yesterdays work!
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Life is a series of choices
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Never time to do it right, always time to do it twice
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The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it is still on the list.
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"When in doubt, mumble"
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"There are those here among us who feel that life is but a joke."
Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower
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There are 10 types of people: those that understand binary numerals, and those that do not. -anon
The die is cast, we have crossed the Rubicon. -Caesar to his generals
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"The opinions expressed by the husband of this household are not necessarily those of the management."
And a variation of an earlier one,
"Tis better to be silent and thought the fool, than speak and leave no doubt"
The bachelors creed,
"Why pick it up if you can step over it"
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Now that's funny right there... I don't care who you are...
(Larry the Cable Guy)
Any tool can be the right tool
(Red Green)
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Nothing is fool proof, because fool’s are so ingenious..
aka rarebear - Hand Planes 101 - RexMill - The Resource
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This came from a person I used to work for.
"Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you"
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit..........
Wisdom is knowing to not add it to a fruit salad........
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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No brains,No headaches
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