A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. ---------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------B ut I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------C onfidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------D ictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- Fatigue makes cowards of us all. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- If you can accept losing you can't win. If you can walk you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your mind. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------L ife's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------L ive as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now! ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------O nce you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------O nce you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------P erfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------P ractice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------S how me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------S uccess demands singleness of purpose. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. ----------------------------------------------------------- Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert. -----------------------------------------------------------V ince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------T he real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W e didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W e would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W inners never quit and quitters never win.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W inning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W inning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W inning is not everything, but wanting to win is.Vince Lombardi ----------------------------------------------------------- Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------W inning isn't everything, it's the only thing.Vince Lombardi -----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Gates, President Clinton, Bill Cosby, Russell Simmons, Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Nelson Mandela, Jerry Seinfield, Scarlett Johannson, Basically any Bikini model, Selma Hyek, Natalie Portman, Bill Murray, Warren Buffet, Buddy Guy, Micheal Vick, Santa Claus, Keith Urban, Ice Cube, Jay Z, Fergie, Cameron Diaz, Myself, My real dad, Alf, Kristen Davis, Barry Sanders, Carlos Santana, George Strait, 50 Cent (assuming he doesn't shoot me), Nick DiPalo, Conan Obrien, Jimmy Kimmel, Cristina Aguliera, that blonde girl the the Scary Movie Trilogy (she was the lounge singer in Lost in Translation) if you have her phone # that would be great.
Yammakavagga - The Pairs (verses 1-20) Mind is the forerunner of (all evil) states. Mind is chief; mind-made are they. If one speaks or acts with wicked mind, suffering follows one, even as the wheel follows the hoof of the draught-ox.Mind is the forerunner of (all good) states. Mind is chief; mind-made are they. If one speaks or acts with pure mind, AFFECTION follows one, even as one's shadow that never leaves.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------....He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,'' in those who harbour such thoughts hatred is not appeased.....He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,'' in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred is appeased.--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Hate is not overcome by hate; by Love (Metta) alone is hate appeased. This is an eternal law.The others know not that in this quarrel we perish; those of them who realise it, have their quarrels calmed thereby.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Whoever lives contemplating pleasant things, with senses unrestrained, in food immoderate, indolent, inactive, him verily Mara overthrows, as the wind (overthrows) a weak tree.Whoever lives contemplating ....the Impurities'', with senses restrained, in food moderate, full of faith, full of sustained energy, him Mara overthrows not, as the wind (does not overthrow) a rocky mountain.--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------He who is stained (with defilements) without self-control and truthfulness, is not worthy of wearing the yellow robes.He who is purged of all stain, is well-established in morals and endowed with self-control and truthfulness, is indeed worthy of the yellow robe.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------The one, who takes wrong to be right and right to be wrong, and who thinks always of sensual pleasures, cannot be successful in finding the Truth.The one, who takes right to be right and wrong to be wrong, and who thinks not of sensual pleasures, can be successful in finding the Truth.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Even as rain penetrates an ill-thatched house, so does lust penetrate an undeveloped mind.Even as rain does not penetrate a well-thatched house, so does lust not penetrate a well-developed mind.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Here he grieves, hereafter he grieves. In both states the evildoer grieves. He grieves, he afflicted, perceiving the impurity of his own deeds.Here he rejoices, hereafter he rejoices. In both states the welldoer rejoices. He rejoices, exceedingly rejoices, perceiving the purity of his own deeds.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Here he suffers, hereafter he suffers. In both states the evildoer suffers. ....Evil have I done'' (thinking thus), he suffers. Furthermore, he suffers, having gone to a woeful state.Here he is happy, hereafter he is happy. In both states the welldoer is happy. ....Good have I done'' (thinking thus), he is happy. Furthermore, is he happy, having gone to a blissful state.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Though much he recites the Sacred Texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who counts others' kine. He has no share in the fruits of the Holy life.Though little he recites the Sacred Texts, but acts in accordance with the teaching, forsaking lust, hatred and ignorance, truly knowing, with mind well freed, clinging to naught here and hereafter, he shares the fruits of the Holy life.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Appamadavagga - Heedfulness (verses 21-32) Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless, (Nibbana) heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful do not die; the heedless are like unto the dead.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Distinctly understanding this (difference) the wise (intent) on heedfulness rejoice in heedfulness, delighting in the realm of Ariyas.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------The constantly meditative, the ever steadfastly ones realize the bondfree, supreme Nibbana.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------The man who is strenuous, mindful, of pure conduct, and careful, who restrains himself, who acts after due deliberations and practices Right Livelihood, becomes famous.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------By sustained effort, earnestness, discipline, and self-control, let the wise man make for himself an island, which no flood overwhelms.------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------The ignorant, foolish folk indulge in heedlessness; the wise man guards heedfulness as the greatest treasure.--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Indulge not in heedlessness; have no intimacy with sensuous delights. Verily the heedful, meditative person obtains abundant bliss.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------When a man banishes heedlessness by heedfulness, he becomes wise and is free from sorrow. He sees clearly the sorrowing people as one who stands on the hill looking down on the plains.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Heedful among the heedless, watchful among the sleeping, the wise man outstrips the foolish man as a race horse outstrips an old horse.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Maghava, the king of gods, attained such great supremacy over the gods through heedfulness. Heedfulness is always praised and heedlessness is always blamed.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Even as a fire consumes all obstacles, both great and small, a monk, who delights in heedfulness and who views heedlessness with fear, consumes attachments, both great and small.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------A monk, who delights in heedfulness and who views heedlessness with fear, will not fail in the end to, to attain Nibbana.Cittavagga - The Mind (verses 33-43) The fickle, unsteady mind, so hard to guard, so hard to control, the wise man straightens, as the fletcher straightens the arrow.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Like a fish that is drawn from its watery abode and thrown upon land, even so does this mind flutter. Hence should the realm of the passions be shunned.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------The mind is hard to check. It is swift and wanders at will. To control it is good. A controlled mind is conducive to happiness.-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------The mind is very hard to perceive, extremely subtle and wanders at will. Let the wise person guard it; a guarded mind is conducive to happiness.-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------Faring far, wandering alone, bodiless, lying in a cave, is the mind. Those who subdue it are freed from the bond of Mara.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------He whose mind is not steadfast, he who knows not true doctrine, he whose confidence wavers - the wisdom of such a one will never be perfect.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------He whose mind is not soaked (by lust), he who is not affected (by haunt), he who has transcended both good and evil - for such a vigilant one there is no fear.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Realising that this body is (as fragile) as a jar, establishing this mind (as firm) as a (fortified) city, he should attack Mara with the weapon of wisdom. He should guard his conquest and be without attachment.------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Before long, alas! This body will lie upon the ground, cast aside, devoid of consciousness, even as a useless charred log.-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------Whatever (harm) a foe may do to a foe, or a hater to a hater, an ill-directed mind can do one far greater (harm).----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------What neither mother, nor father, nor any other relative can do, a well-directed mind does and thereby elevates one.-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
I like pretty much anything w/Adam Sandler, Robert Duval, Bill Murray, Halle Barry or Scarlett Johannson in it. I also like Natural Born Killers, Apocalypse Now, Theres something about Mary, and anything Clint Eastwood directs (Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers).
I never get tired of Seinfield. I like Fraiser, That 70's Show, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Bad Auditions from American Idol, Numbers, Charlie Rose, Tavis Smiley, The Tonight Show, Late Night w/Conan Obrien, The Late Show w/Jimmy Kimmel, Mad TV, Football (Chiefs) and Basketball (KU). I loved Who's Line is it Anyway, why is that show off the air? I want to start a petition. Maybe it still IS on the air (I only have the most basic cable.)______________________________________ "WHY COULDN'T THIS BE ANNA KORNIKOVA?" ______________________________________
I like reading novels and motivational books. My favorite authors include John Grisham, Richad North Patterson, Richard Patterson, Dean Koontz, Steve Martini, John Lutz and Stephen King. I also like reading motivational books. Its pathetic but reading them is the difference between night & day for me._______________________________________________________ "TINKERBELL GETS A LOT OF DOLLAR BILLS FOR DOING THIS @ DA CLUB." _____________________________________________________
Who ever invented the bikini. Dr. George Clinton Funkenstein. My Mom. Anyone whose served/serving in the armed forces. Anyone who actually wants to work for a living. Captain Planet (Hes gonna take polution down to zero).________________________________________________ THIS IS THE TYPE OF ASS LIFT JOAN COLLINS NEEDS. ________________________________________________