Message of the Day Quotes Part III
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“Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.”
- Albert Szent-Gyvrgyi, Nobel Prize for Medicine 1937
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We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Benjamin Franklin
…Nah, it ain’t that tough Ben.
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Football is a expensive, ritualized way to give college students brain damage.
–jaybate 1.0
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You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can fool all of the KU football fans all of the time.
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Football was created to rid society of the threat of large, aggressive and intelligent males.
–jaybate 1.0
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American politics lack broadly distributed corruption.
–jaybate 1.0
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KU football is a religion. Fans believe it can be saved, despite all proof to the contrary.
–jaybate
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@jaybate-1.0 If you can fool all the KU football fans all of the time, wouldn’t Memorial Stadium always be full?
No malice.
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There is nothing ailing America that some fairness couldn’t cure.
–jaybate 1.0
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Fracking def. extracting gas from coal by polluting aquifers.
–jaybate 1.0
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Why do lone gunmen only successfully assassinate leaders redistributing wealth downward?
–jaybate 1.0
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@jaybate-1.0 Being the highly intuitive being that I am, I sense that there’s a sad story waiting to be written about why you are not the world’s biggest football fan. I’d be interested to hear it sometime if you’re up to talking about it…
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@approxinfinity Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
George S. Patton
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@approxinfinity I hate to hear ‘Less is more.’ It’s a crock of crap.
R. Lee Ermey
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Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
Zig Ziglar
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
Zig Ziglar
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@approxinfinity People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily.
Zig Ziglar
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@approxinfinity Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Dale Carnegie
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@globaljaybird I don’t know man - you coming up with all these awesome quotes is kinda making me feel inferior…lol
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“Sunk costs in often unnecessary enterprises that keep a half percent of humanity rich make the world go round…a circling drain.”
—jaybate 1.0
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"Football is a head injury in a helmet happening to every player on every play, so that money can be made and autumn enjoyed at a tailgate.”
—jaybate 1.0
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“The mid range game is for suckers.”
—jaybate 1.0
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“Ask not what your rim protector can do for you. Ask what you can do for your rim protector.”
—jaybate 1.0
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@nuleafjhawk No matter who leaf; Zig is one of my all time favs because he is a very devout & outspoken Christian. Sorry for the typo. Hush now, we gotta keep the lid tight to be PC!! Keep the Faith !!
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"I know a Man Who Can."
This has been my stomping ground during this year’s off season.
Enjoy.
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@globaljaybird Great story. As far as the actual song, I don’t normally go for that type of music, but I can honestly say that I really, really enjoyed that song. I’ve noticed that pretty much anything that is truthful and beautiful is worth the time!
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@approxinfinity Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.
Milan Kundera
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@approxinfinity Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they’re able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they’re praised.
Roger Ebert
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" You think I’ll have a hard time finding tickets for the KU vs Texas game? "
my stupid brother in law
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@approxinfinity When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy.
Robert Crais
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@nuleafjhawk “Phil, I wanna pick your brain” My stupid brother in law.
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“An ounce of immunity is worth a pound of prevention and a ton of cure.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“Zone defense and Bill Self are like John Boehner and Barack Obama. Even when you see them together, they are not really acknowledging the legitimacy of the other.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“Worst case: we get a guy who doesn’t have the talent of Wigs, but leaves it all on the floor every game.” … KUSTEVE
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@approxinfinity I think Steve’s quote needs a PHOF !!
“And if I had three thumbs, they’d all be up !”
globaljaybird
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@jaybate-1.0 “And if America ever needed an enema, Washington DC is where they’d put the tube !”
globaljaybird
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@approxinfinity The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.
Babe Ruth
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@approxinfinity Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Ted Williams
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@approxinfinity It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy.
Nolan Ryan
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Even if you meet the Buddha in the lane… feed him the damn ball.
Phil Jackson
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@approxinfinity Groucho Marx (1890-1977):
‘I never forget a face, but in your case I’d be glad to make an exception.’ Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
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@approxinfinity " A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird? "
Edward H. Richards
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@approxinfinity Years ago while in a heated exchange with my youngest son in reference to his poor grades in hs, he blasted out, “Well I didn’t ask to be born!” I swiftly & tartly replied, " You’re damn lucky you didn’t, 'cause the answer would have been NO !!" globaljaybird
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Forgive me if I may have posted this in the past, It is an oldie but goodie, noteworthy of a repost.
“There’s many a slip twixt the cup of the lip.”
Old Mother jaybird
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“A friend is one who knows who you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you become, and still gently invites you to grow.” Anonymous
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@approxinfinity Another classic that Mother jaybird said when we were young,
“Keep your temper to yourself; no one else wants it.”
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“Here, then, is the key. There is no key. There is not even a lock.”
-jaybate 1.0
“A bird in the hand should be allowed to fly away.”
–jaybate 1.0
“When you are thrown under a bus, lay very flat between the wheel tracks and let it go by; then call in your IOUs.”
-jaybate 1.0
“If I could have anything, I would have everything that felt good and hurt no one and helped someone.”
jaybate 1.0
“Waiting for basketball season to start is like waiting for sex without foreplay.”
–jaybate 1.0
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“When you get to a fork in the road, take it” - Yogi Berra.
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@approxinfinity There are two kinds of people, those who do the work, and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. Indira Gandhi
