Author Topic: It's not the critic....  (Read 177 times)

Offline Mark Luper

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It's not the critic....
« on: April 19, 2001, 05:11:00 PM »
Found this on the AGW board a couple of years ago and it has stuck with me ever since... If you have a good quote post it. Yes, this IS on topic. Look at all the critics in here  .

quote:

It is not the critic who counts,
nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

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;
who knows the great enthusiasms,
the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause.

Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;
and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory nor defeat.

Teddy Roosevelt

 

MarkAT

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Offline AKcurly

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It's not the critic....
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2001, 05:50:00 PM »
One of my favorite quotes was by a squaddie:

Everyone has two sets of rules:  One set when you're shooting someone down and another set when someone is shooting you down.

AKcurly