John Wooden quote

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 23 Jul 2003 11:05 pm

"Let's do it." Gary Gilmore

Ricky Littleton · Post by **Ricky Littleton** » 25 Jul 2003 6:50 am

My favorites at my radar site on AScension:

"Reading is good sh&^"

"There comes a time time in every job when it becomes necessary to shoot the engineer and get on with the work at hand"

Ricky

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Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 25 Jul 2003 9:54 am

Greg,

My older brother was a big John Wooden fan and had that very same quote framed and mounted on his wall. Wooden had so many inspirational themes like that, I was surprised you mentioned this same one.

Ron

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 25 Jul 2003 9:59 am

"Merle Haggard may not be the best country singer in the world, but he'll do 'til the best gets here". Jake Page

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Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 25 Jul 2003 10:18 am

"When the going gets tough, the tough go out and get themselves a lapdancer for the night"---some other football coach, recently.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 26 Jul 2003 12:25 pm

Gotta pass one on that I came up with reading "personal ads"

" Hi. I'm a Gemini. I like Long walks on the beach, evenings in front of warm fires, doing "spoons", kids, animals, gardens, all kinds of music.

Turn offs: Mean people. Liposuction addicts, speed freaks, people that end conversations with "shut-up", and extreme right or left wing nut cases.

Not into mind games. Just kiss yours goodbye, and avoid it all...."

Call me..

Jeff A. Smith · Post by **Jeff A. Smith** » 26 Jul 2003 10:52 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>...the gift of genius is nothing but the most complete objectivity...the capacity to remain in a state of pure perception, to remove from the service of the will the knowledge which originally existed only for this service. In other words, genius is the ability to leave entirely out of sight our own interest, our willing, our aims, and consequently to discard entirely our own personality for a time, in order to remain pure knowing subject, the clear eye of the world; and this not merely for moments, but with the necessary continuity and conscious thought to enable us to repeat by deliberate art what has been apprehended...

-- Arthur Schopenhauer <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 26 Jul 2003 11:36 pm

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. - Hunter S. Thompson

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 27 Jul 2003 10:04 am

I don't know who said it, but here's a paraphrase./

"Genuis, or Human Intelligence has finite limits.

Stupidity, on the other hand is awe inspiringly boundless...."

I work with certain people with which I tend to avoid direct eye contact. Gazing into their eyes is like standing next to the edge of a cliff, and feeling ones self being drawn to The Abyss. Absolute Nothingness...

Two drummers, and one truck driver, I find myself wearing sunglasses when in the vicinity of for that reason...

EJL[This message was edited by Eric West on 27 July 2003 at 12:35 PM.]

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 27 Jul 2003 6:23 pm

Scientists say hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. I dispute that. Stupidity is the most abundant element in the universe. - Frank Zappa

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 27 Jul 2003 6:26 pm

Greg started this asking for quotes that inspired a positive attitude toward playing music. Why have we gone in the opposite direction?

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 27 Jul 2003 6:40 pm

I dunno. Maybe because "sayings" and "quotes" aren't all that effective.

Possibly that since "we" actually do it, it's nice to have some humorous input that lets the rest of us know that "we" are in the company of those that see, and have seen the "negative side" and continue to play, maybe only to witness the next absurd or funny event.

Kind of like "Dr's ER Sayings". I'll bet there's less inspirational platitude, and more "buckets of guts" stuff that lets the dedicated know that they're not alone.

SOMETHING made Jimmy Day and his cohorts string that long chord on that Emmons PP that day, and drop it out a motel window to hear "the tone". I wonder what inspirational sayings he would pass on to us. I certainly miss that type of visage in some of the "too serious".

Me, I'm going to plug in and practice for a couple hours.

That seems to work.

When I do, I'll carry a chuckle or two from the board and this string.

Thanks to all that gave them to me. Hopefully my home-made quotes, and hillbilly witticisms didn't discourage anybody. It was not my intention.

EJL

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 27 Jul 2003 6:46 pm

"I'm not a modern composer, I'm just poorly played." Arnold Shoenberg