"The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory" - GoFuckYourself.com

emjay · 07-28-2009, 03:17 AM

(Cicero) - always helps me tackle life's challenges...

Does anyone alse have any favourite quotes?

DWB · 07-28-2009, 04:40 AM

The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates

Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge.
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.

That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.

I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on. - Arnold Schwarzenegger

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from a pure thought, joy follows him as his own shadow that never leaves him. - Buddha

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny. - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

We'd be fools not to ride this strange torpedo to the end. - Hunter S. Thompson

l0lf4c3 · 07-28-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from a pure thought, joy follows him as his own shadow that never leaves him. - Buddha

that is so well said, just one little thing is missing, the ability to control your thoughts - which can be gained of course, but takes a lot.

Fletch XXX · 07-28-2009, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by l0lf4c3

that is so well said, just one little thing is missing, the ability to control your thoughts - which can be gained of course, but takes a lot.

which is another way of saying

as thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law

tranza · 07-28-2009, 06:31 AM

You are the sickness, I'm the cure. "Stallone Cobra"

Grapesoda · 07-28-2009, 07:43 AM

'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous.

Actually, who are we not to be?'

--Marianne Williamson

StuartD · 07-28-2009, 07:44 AM

What is this, cliche week on GFY?

Twistys Tim · 07-28-2009, 07:50 AM

"Alcohol, the cause of—and solution to—all life's problems." - Homer Simpson

notime · 07-28-2009, 08:16 AM

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln

Albert Einstein also had some nice ones:
"Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper."

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

"I do not believe in the immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern without any superhuman authority behind it."

"If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"

"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."

Thomas Jefferson' quotes:
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."

"My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair."

Galileo Galilei:
"You cannot teach a man anything.; you can only help him to find it for himself."

Benjamin Franklin:
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
"Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship."
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."

emjay · 07-28-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by notime

"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."

Love it

Yo Adrian · 07-28-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge.
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.

That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.

I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on. - Arnold Schwarzenegger

That's hardcore!

I have a couple of favs.. the 2nd would piss Arnold off I'm sure.

'Do what you know you should'
&
'The best way is the easiest way that works' (helps curbs perfectionist habits which tend to waste time)

baddog · 07-28-2009, 10:26 AM

Never trust whitey.

DaddyHalbucks · 07-28-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Never trust whitey.

There you go again quoting Obama.

StaceyJo · 07-28-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from a pure thought, joy follows him as his own shadow that never leaves him. - Buddha

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DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	The unexamined life is not worth living. - *Socrates* Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens. I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on. - *Arnold Schwarzenegger* All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts from a pure thought, joy follows him as his own shadow that never leaves him. - *Buddha* You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. - *Brihadaranyaka Upanishad* We'd be fools not to ride this strange torpedo to the end. - *Hunter S. Thompson*

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Grapesoda So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montana Posts: 46,238	'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous. Actually, who are we not to be?' --Marianne Williamson

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notime Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cyberspace Posts: 8,021	Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln Albert Einstein also had some nice ones: "Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper." "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." "I do not believe in the immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern without any superhuman authority behind it." "If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value." "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." "Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." Thomas Jefferson' quotes: "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." "My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair." Galileo Galilei: "You cannot teach a man anything.; you can only help him to find it for himself." Benjamin Franklin: "A penny saved is a penny earned." "Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship." "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." "Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."

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