Sayings, quotes and anecdotes

[cop414]

It's okat to let your children see you cry.

[jatco]

....It's also okay for grown men to cry.....

[dysondiver]

you never know who will loosen your laces ,,,,,


meaning that most of us just take for granted that we will see the end of the day in a fit condition , and take off our own boots , but anything can happen at any time.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

you never know who will loosen your laces ,,,,,


meaning that most of us just take for granted that we will see the end of the day in a fit condition , and take off our own boots , but anything can happen at any time.

Great one Tom.

[BNA/LION]

This

[cop414]

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

[cop414]

Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

[GED]

Rumi’s wisdom of accepting life as it is; its curve balls, our mind with its troublesome thoughts, and being human:

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
 
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whatever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
 
-- Jelaluddin Rumi
1207-1273

[GradyPhilpott]

These are fun John Madden quotes.

1. “There’s a lot of letters in Ladanian Tomlinson”

2. “A team should never practice on a field that is not lined. Your players have to become aware of the field’s boundaries.”

3. “The best way to gain more yards is advance the ball down the field from the line of scrimmage.”

4. “If you lose your best cornerback and punter, I’d say that’s a double loss.”

5. “It’s 3rd and 20..They need a good play here.”

6. “See, well ya see, the thing is, he should have caught that ball. But the ball is bigger than his hands.”

7. “When you have great players, playing great, well that’s great football!”

8. “Ruben Brown made that play there….well I mean he missed the guy completley but he was able to create just enough room for Thomas Jones by whiffing. The air he created on the miss gave Jones enough space to score.”

9. “If the quaterback throws the ball in the endzone and the Wide Receiver catches it……. It’s a touchdown.”

10. “If this team doesn’t put points on the board I don’t see how they can win.”

11. “Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you’re always going to be talking about his offense.”

12. “Some yards is better than none yards?”

13. “Here’s a guy, here’s a guy who when he puts his contacts in, he can see better”

14. “Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.”

15. “Mark Brunell usually likes to soak his balls before a rainy game.”

16. “When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.”

17. “They’re either going to run the ball here or their going to pass it.”

18. “The Dallas Cowboys have 2 types of plays in their playbook. Passing plays, and running plays.”

19. “When its raining the field gets wet, then all of a sudden everyones running slower”

[cop414]

Classic Grady!

[jatco]

Love this one...
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When you have great players, playing great, well that’s great football!”


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Along with your sig....
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

[Robert Cross]

"We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know." W.H. Auden

"You look like I need another drink."

Bob

[cop414]

Your children only get one childhood.

[jatco]

Originally Posted by cop414

Your children only get one childhood.

....that's a good one Tim. ...
...and that goes for 'puppyhood. .....!?

[cop414]

Originally Posted by jatco

....that's a good one Tim. ...
...and that goes for 'puppyhood. .....!?

Absolutely

[GED]

If you can sit quietly after difficult news;
if, in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm;
if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy;
if you could happily eat whatever is put on your plate;
if you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill;
if you can always find contentment just where you are:
you are probably a dog.

-Jack Kornfield

[jmiicustomz]

Originally Posted by GED

If you can sit quietly after difficult news;
if, in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm;
if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy;
if you could happily eat whatever is put on your plate;
if you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill;
if you can always find contentment just where you are:
you are probably a dog.

-Jack Kornfield

I like this though I think my dog even longs to follow me to work each day so he can lay under my feet.

[jatco]

Originally Posted by jmiicustomz

I like this though I think my dog even longs to follow me to work each day so he can lay under my feet.

..
..A man's best friend is his (or her) dog...!! - The, Unconditional Love..!

[El Cascarrabias]

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice there is. - Yogi Berra

[El Cascarrabias]

Practice makes the unnatural natural. - Brad Adams

[GradyPhilpott]

"The loudest sounds are a click when it is supposed to bang and a bang when it is supposed to click."

[cop414]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

"The loudest sounds are a click when it is supposed to bang and a bang when it is supposed to click."

So very true Grady, I've experienced half of that one before.

[FR33M45ON]

"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." -George Washington

[theloxmyth]

"Hey, that sounds like a song Pink Floyd never wrote!"

Our jaws dropping, while sitting around a campfire at a friend's cabin in the woods, listening to a self-taught musician make an acoustic guitar 'sing' psychedelic tunes.

[crew]

"You can measure a person by what it takes to discourage them"
-Bo Ryan, Wisconsin University Men's B-Ball coach.

[cop414]

Don't take yourself too seriously, no one else does.

[jatco]

Originally Posted by crew

"You can measure a person by what it takes to discourage them"
-Bo Ryan, Wisconsin University Men's B-Ball coach.

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and,, ..
You cant always get what you want..., But, if you try some time, ...You get what you need...!

[fmc000]

My signature says it all. I found it on a forum on the Internet and took note of it. Now I'm using it and as an IT guy I can testify that it's absolutely true.

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by sparky

"you don't see no hearses with luggage racks" -Don Henley

That is simply the most appalling grammar and total bastardisation of the English language. It's almost as bad as John Kocinski (former World SuperBike rider, back in the 90s), who said "if you ain't American, you ain't shit!"

Shakespeare and Keats must be spinning in their graves

[cop414]

No matter how you feel, get up, get dressed and show up.