Ramsey’s
Favorite Sayings
If you race merely for the tributes from others, you will be at the mercy of theirexpectations. -Scott Tinley Life and running are not just about winning and
losing. They are about learning!
The smarter I train the
luckier I get.
You don’t have to lead
if you have the courage to come from behind.
Runners
should divide their season into the laps of a distance race. No one ever
remembers who led the first lap… they only remember who won
the last one.
In running as in life, the uphills and the downhills are
only as tough
(or as
easy) as you make them.
Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules. -Ashleigh Brilliant
The dictionary is the only place
where success comes before work.
-A.
Brisbane
A mistake is evidence that somebody
has tried to accomplish something.
An error doesn't become a mistake
until you refuse to correct it.
-O.
A. Battista
You never fail until you stop
trying.
There are no shortcuts to any place
worth going.
-Beverly
Sills
The difference between the
impossible and the possible lies in
a person's
determination. -Tommy
Lasorda
Always bear in mind that your own resolution
to succeed is more
important
than any one thing. -Abraham
Lincoln
Don't let your schooling interfere
with your education.
-Mark
Twain
Wonders never cease, as long as you
never cease to wonder.
A master can tell you what he
expects of you. A teacher, though,
awakens
your own expectations. -Patricia
Neal
Always do what you say you are going
to do. It is the glue and fiber
that binds
successful relationships. -Jeffery
A. Timmons
There is no greater challenge than
to challenge yourself.
The
ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of
comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of
challenge.
-Martin Luther King
There are thousands to tell you that
it can't be done,
There are thousands to prophesy
failure,
There are thousands to point out to
you one by one the dangers
that
wait to assail you,
But just buckle in with a bit of a
grin,
Just take off your coat and go to
it,
Just start in to sing as you tackle
that thing,
That cannot be done and you'll do
it.
Time is written in Volumes III,
The past, the
present, and the yet to be.
The past is written and then laid
away,
The present we're living from day to
day,
The future, greatest of Volumes III,
is hidden from sight,
God holds the key.
SUCCESS
To
laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the
affection of
children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and
endure the betrayal of false
friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in
others; to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a
redeemed social condition; to know
even one life has breathed easier because you lived;
this is to have succeeded.
Attributed
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 - 1882
Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
-William Arthur Ward
ATTITUDE
There are
many things in life that you cannot control, but the one thing you can control
is
your outlook on life.
Obstacles are things a person sees
when he takes his eyes off his goal. -Cossman
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
The unexamined life is not worth leading. -Socrates
The mind is like a parachute…it has to be open to work.
The grass is not greener on the other side of the
fence. It’s greener where you water
it.
Just like everything else…if you put the effort or work in
you will be rewarded.
A turtle must stick its neck out in order to move
forward. -Confucius
Goals are just dreams with a timeline and some
accountability.
A life not lived for others is not
a life. -John Wooden
Never let your schooling interfere with your education. -Mark Twain
The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.
What you believe, you can achieve.
If you want to catch a cold, hang out with someone who has
one. Attitudes are
contagious; would anyone want to catch
yours?
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you
care.
It’s better to have burnt out than to have rusted out. -Sir Herman Black
The only thing that costs more than education is
ignorance. -Benjamin Franklin
Success is nothing but a good idea coupled with hard
work. Because hard work is
the key to success, many people
prefer to pick the lock.
I prefer group activity because, even if it’s foolish, at
least I’m not the only fool.
-Ashleigh
Brilliant
It is better to have debated a question without settling it
than to settle a question without
debating it. -Joseph
Joubert
The only thing that can’t be taken from you is your
education.
We must believe in luck for how else can we explain the
success of those we don’t like?
-Jean
Cocteau
Common sense is not that common. -Voltaire
When it comes to guilt trips I’m a frequent flyer.
There are no luggage racks on the back of a hearse.
There is no dress rehearsal for life.
Links to other
quotes:
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