Message of the Day Quotes Part III
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“An epigram is something you could have said with more words but didn’t.”
jaybate 1.0
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“Many try to prove they are extraordinary. I seek to prove the ordinary can be extraordinary.”
–jaybate 1.0
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Everyone you meets is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. Author unknown
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True STRENGTH is smiling when you want to cry, laughing to hide the pain, and going on, NO matter what. Author Unknown
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Do NOT handicap your children, by making their lives EASY! Robert A. Heinlein
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We will never have a perfect world, but it’s not romantic or naive to work toward a better one.
Steven Pinker
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“I never thought I’d see the day when the conversation on KUSports.com became more interesting than this site…”
–Anonymous
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“KUsports.com is dead to me”
Me
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@nuleafjhawk said:
“KUsports.com is dead to me”
Me= = = = = =
I Agree … They have VERY, Very few postings on their “Basketball” articles. I think it “KUsports.com” started circling the drain when their best article writer went to Topeka and joined the Topeka Journal team [??] … What’s his name?? JESSEE NEWELL !! He did a decent job and earned the respect of a number of followers.
All I can say is … when the ‘Last One’ leaves … “Turn off the Lights!”
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@RedRooster I agree Red,only once a week if that often do even click on one of their stories.
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“History is the past explained with agents, not principals.” – jaybate 1.0
“History is a gallery of agents, not principals.” –jaybate 1.0
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History is written by the victors. - Winston Churchill
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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen - Winston Churchill
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I am easily satisfied with the very best - Winston Churchill…l and probably every other coach in America.
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Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense - Winston Churchill
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There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true - Winston Churchill…and John Calipari
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficult - Winston Churchill
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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it - Winston Churchill…and Coach K
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If you are going through hell, keep going - Winston Churchill…and T-Rob.
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You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life - Winston Churchill…and several posters on the Forum…
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I like Winston Churchill; he was one smart cookie - JayHawkFanToo
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“Regardless of who wins, history is paid for by those with the most money.” –jaybate 1.0
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“Events invariably take a sharp turn once those reading history cease believing those writing history.” –jaybate 1.0
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“Bob Knight says you play the game of basketball, not an opponent. Perhaps, but I have rarely seen the game of basketball cheap shot anyone, when down 10 points.” –jaybate 1.0
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@jaybate-1.0 History was always one of my favorite subjects in school… Of course, there wasn’t as much of it to learn back then.
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That’s a good one Nuleaf.
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If I wake up in the morning breathing, it was a good night.
If I go to bed breathing, it was a good day.Unknown
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“Yes, Lady Astor I might be drunk, but you are ugly. Tomorrow, I will be sober.” -CHURCHILL-
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@wrwlumpy Love it, one of my all time favorites.
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@approxinfinity People ask the difference between a leader and a boss… The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Theodore Roosevelt
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“The KU football coach is someone that signs for 5 years to work for two years for 4 years pay. Hence, KU will never have trouble finding the next new coach.” –jaybate 1.0
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“The toughness and cohesiveness of a Bill Self team equals the number of weeks of boot camp times the square of the trash bag liners.”
–jaybate 1.0
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"Coach Weis ran 30 players without so much as a handshake.
KU runs Coach Weis and he gets millions.
Is this what our soldiers sacrifice their lives to protect?"
–jaybate 1.0
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“You can lead a horse to water, you can’t teach him to rebound.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“Beating Kentucky is like beating a crooked dealer in Vegas at 21. You shouldn’t have to, but it feels good.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“No one ever got rich coaching winning football at KU, but Charlie Weis and Turner Gill got rich coachinglosing football.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“Coaching KU football is a license to print money losing.”
– jaybate 1.0
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You can either pick yourself up by the bootstraps, or just lay there in the dirt and and cow shit.
JRyman
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@approxinfinity Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
John Wooden
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@approxinfinity Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
John Wooden
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@approxinfinity I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
John Wooden
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@globaljaybird that kinda goes against what most of these posters like?
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@Crimsonorblue22 But this seems to be the way Bill wants it & he’s the boss.
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@approxinfinity You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.
Yogi Berra
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Why are Wednesday’s called hump day, when most people get laid on the weekends?
Unknown comedian
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101 of the World’s Funniest One Liners !!
- Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
- Borrow money from a pessimist – they don’t expect it back.
- Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.
- Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
- I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.
- Never answer an anonymous letter.
- It’s lonely at the top; but you do eat better.
- I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
- Always go to other people’s funerals, or they won’t go to yours.
- Few women admit their age; few men act it.
- If we aren’t supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat?
- No one is listening until you make a mistake.
- Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
- We have enough youth. How about a fountain of “Smart”?
- He who laughs last thinks slowest.
- Campers: Nature’s way of feeding mosquitoes.
- Always remember that you are unique; just like everyone else.
- Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
- There are three kinds of people: Those who can count and those who can’t.
- Why is “abbreviation” such a long word?
- Nuke the Whales.
- I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
- Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
- Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.
- Laugh alone and the world thinks you’re an idiot.
- Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let her sleep.
- The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.
- You can’t have everything; where would you put it?
- I took an IQ test and the results were negative.
- Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check?
- We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.
- 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
- Be nice to your kids. They’ll choose your nursing home.
- If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
- I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
- Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.
- My mind is like a steel trap, rusty and illegal in 37 states.
- Nothing is fool proof to a sufficiently talented fool.
- On the other hand, you have different fingers.
- I’ve only been wrong once, and that’s when I thought I was wrong.
- God made mankind. Sin made him evil.
- I don’t find it hard to meet expenses. They’re everywhere.
- I just let my mind wander, and it didn’t come back.
- Don’t steal. The government hates competition.
- Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
- National Atheist’s Day April 1st.
- All generalizations are false.
- The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.
- Work is for people who don’t know how to fish.
- If you don’t like the news, go out and make some.
- For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
- IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you have got.
- I’m out of bed and dressed. What more do you want?
- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not too sure.
- I can handle pain until it hurts.
- No matter where you go, you’re there.
- If everything is coming your way, then you’re in the wrong lane.
- It’s been Monday all week.
- Gravity always gets me down.
- This statement is false.
- Eschew obfuscation.
- They told me I was gullible…and I believed them.
- It’s bad luck to be superstitious.
- According to my best recollection, I don’t remember.
- The word “gullible” isn’t in the dictionary.
- Honk if you like peace and quiet.
- The Big Bang Theory: God Spoke and BANG! it happened.
- Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
- Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?
- Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
- A day without sunshine is like, night.
- The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
- Corduroy pillows: They’re making headlines!
- Gravity: It’s not just a good idea, it’s the LAW!
- Life is too complicated in the morning.
- We are all part of the ultimate statistic – ten out of ten die.
- Nobody’s perfect. I’m a nobody.
- Ask me about my vow of silence.
- The hardness of butter is directly proportional to the softness of the bread.
- The last thing on earth you want to do will be the last thing you do.
- Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else get your way.
- If ignorance is bliss, then tourists are in a constant state of euphoria.
- If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try skydiving.
- If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
- Stop repeat offenders. Don’t re-elect them!
- I intend to live forever. So far so good.
- Who is “General Failure” and why is he reading my hard disk?
- What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
- I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
- Energizer Bunny arrested; charged with battery.
- I didn’t use to finish sentences, but now I
- I’ve had amnesia as long as I can remember.
- Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
- Vacation begins when Dad says, “I know a short cut.”
- Evolution: True science fiction.
- What’s another word for “thesaurus”?
- Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
- A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
- I went to the fights, and a hockey game broke out.
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@RedRooster Thanks for starting my day off with numerous laughs.
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@RedRooster
Very nice, A great read to get your day started on a good note.
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A fine is a tax for doing wrong, a tax is a fine for doing right. - Read by JayHawkFanToo somewhere…
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No matter how many times your body fails you. Never give in, never settle for failure.
