Living life to it's fullest, the pursuit of excellence.
myself as an old man, then again as a kid.
Depends on my mood, very eclectic. From Reggae to Rock, some Jazz, blues, if they have talent, I can appreciate it.
"Don't be stupid, you can't do that." "Yes I can, anything is possible." "We told you that you couldn't do it." "At least I tried, you bastards." R.P. McMurphy 's exchange with other patients of a lock down hospital mental ward as he strains to pull a drinking fountain off a wall to smash through a window for escape in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (the movie starring Jack Nicholson).
Survivor Man, AFV, fights, Animal Planet, Discovery, History something that will make me laugh, learn or maybe just remind me how fortunate I am.
Currently reading Martial Arts books, Terry Goodkind, I read a very broad range of books, Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robins Bruce Lee's "The Warrior Within" "And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about. I understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for that is one thing which can by inspection destroy such a system. Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts. If the glory can be killed, we are lost." John Steinbeck, East of EdenBrian Tracy
"Success is a Journey, not a destination. Have faith in your skills" Bruce Leeas Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote, “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 and controversy.â€Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)"If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you." Muhammad Ali"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods. " John F. Kennedy"Cowards never started and the weak died along the way." Unknown pioneer reflecting on completing the long, hard trek known as The Oregon Trail."If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win." Carl Lewis"You only ever grow as a human being if you're outside your comfort zone." Percy Cerutty"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark TwainIt's not the strongest or the fastest that survive, but those that are most able to adapt. Charles Darwin"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." George S. Patton, War As I Knew It"To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can open all kinds of inner doors." Al Oerter, won Olympic Gold in Discus four times.“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.†Albert Einstein quote All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.†Buddha quote You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.†“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.†Buddha quoteThe greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.†Quoting Marianne Williamson