Quote #466, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

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Here goes Blog Quote #466...
"When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second, or even the third rank."
-Cicero BC 55-

Can you believe this was stated over 2000 years ago? Kind of reminds me of the quote to shoot for the sky.. as you know, the sky is the limit. If you miss, you may hit the stars. In other words, when you raise your expectations, your results almost ALWAYS follow higher up the ladder.

How about Cicero's choice of words? Second or third is HONORABLE. In today's world when so much emphasis is placed on WINNING, it's refreshing to hear that not only coming close is good, but honorable. Hey, no matter what your trying to accomplish, just sheer numbers wise- its brutally tough to be number 1 let alone all the time. Consider the Boston marathon- with tens of thousands of participants. Only one winner.

As Coach Wooden says, "You're a winner if you give it your all. If you try your hardest and give it your personal best."
Wooden and Cicero. Two pretty smart men!

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #465, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #465... "If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game of golf would be played far better than it is." -Horace G Hutchinson- This for any of you raving golf fans out there. I must tend to agree that this quote is dead on... although I have never used any profanity myself. Just profound stuff. If you believe that one, I also have a round where I birdied all 18 holes. Not! It's a tough game and can test the patience of even the best, mild mannered souls. Don't forget--- even the Reverand lost his cool while having the best round of his life, in the hit movie Caddyshack. Rat farts!! That's my view...what say you?

Quote #464, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #464.. "A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that---is the beginning of a new argument." -unknown- Found this comical. Anyone agree with this? Perhaps the best strategy is to avoid an argument at any cost? I always thought argument was a 'harsh' word anyway. I prefer the word--discussion! That's my view...what say you?

Quotes #462 and 463, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quotes #462 and #463... "I can prove anything by statistics, except the truth." -George Canning, British politician- I found this humerous. The point is to be careful. Stats are good. With that stated, they can be stretched like a slingshot, twisted like a pretzel, and manipulated like a rookie frat boy. Observe with care. See if the author is pushing an angle. Pay attention. And you know what they say... the average human has one breast and one testicle. Quote #463... Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." -Aaron Levenstein- HMMM That's my view...what say you?

Quote #461, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes blog quote #461...

"The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field, and never score."
-Bill Copeland-

Can anyone relate? The chicken running around with it's head cut off feeling?
This reminds me of the analogy of Progress and Activity. Just because you are busy doesn't mean you are productive, or actually getting anything done.

The purpose of a goal, like a goal line, is to set a mark and see if you actually 'cross the mark.' Get to the goal--- if you will.

Many people don't take the time to set goals. Those are usually the same people that are going through life, and not getting much traction. Those are the folks that are likely starring in the movies of other director's lives. In other words--- they are parts to someone else's goals and plans.

Goals are good. If you don't currently set them, perhaps it's a decent thing to consider? They just might help you get to one side or the other of that field called life, and score a few more times.

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #460, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here Goes Blog Quote #460...

"I'm not interested in how you got to the wrong answer."
-Jack Williams-

The other day a good friend of mine and I were chatting and he gave me that line. We both cracked up at it. The rudeness. The arrogance. Of course, it's just a kidding line. Nonetheless, a classic.

It happened to be a line that he heard many a time from his dad while growing up. We then went off into 'Memory Lane' thinking up and re-hashing classic one liners from our elders.

Each of us has heard them from our parents. We will probably be repeating those same lines on to our kids and grandkids. Heck, one time our family roasted our dad for his 70th birthday---and guess what the platfiorm was? The "Ism's" of our father.

Long live the one liner classics from our parents!

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #459, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #459...

"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they are not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they are not so bad."
-Arnold Glasgow-

That, my friends, is truer that one might think.

Key word in this quote--- LOYAL.
Re-read as needed. Share with others. Perhaps a nice little subliminal message will get passed around.

That's my view...what say you?