Points to Ponder
Music is not hard. Bricks are hard.
Music is just time consuming!
(So get after it! Make it a "video game.")
- Dr. Nozny (and one of his professors)
Do good work. And be a good person. - Dr. Nozny
Plan ahead now ... and remember:
100% People + 100% Effort + 100% Time = OUR GOAL
We are what we continuously do!
It's not the number of years in your life, it's the amount of LIFE in your years.
It's the quality of your release that determines the beauty of your tone.
-Ragsdale
(I think we've found a new Fowlerism)
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"DON'T HIT SEND" ... If you have to ask, "Should I send this?" - DON'T! It really is that simple.
"We weren't going for style points, I just wanted to dominate that game." - CNS
"Winning is not based on talent and skill, but discipline and will" - Coach Ross
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potent than history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphs over experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger than death.
-Robert Fulghum
You have to listen to quality sound & then emulate that sound. - Mellocast
"Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would."
(Jimmy Dean - The late sausage king)
“No one has ever drowned in sweat.” (Lou Holtz)
“If you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his jacket on.” (Lou Holtz)
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."
(General Dwight D. Eisenhowser)
At the end of the day - everything is about relationships. - Cecil Wilder
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo Picasso, 1881 - 1973
Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.
- Bear Bryant
I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday. (Darrell Royal)
T.E.A.M. = Together Everyone Achieves More - Chuck Norris
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. - Billy Joel
If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. - Zimbabwe Proverb
Here are the Top 8 Inspirational and Motivational Football Quotes:
Two from Coach Wooden:
Discipline yourself and others won't need to.
You can do more good by being good than any other way.
Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do.
But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be. - George Foreman
The final frontier may be human relationships, one person to another. - Buzz Aldrin
The Keys to Winning a Championship:
1) Owner
2) Spotters
3) Crew Chief
4) Pit Crew
5) The DRIVE inside of you! - Tim Taylor (TPC)
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.
These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
-Vince Lombardi
The secret to getting things done is to act. - Dante Alighieri
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nothing great can be accomplished without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Secret to Successful Leadership:
It's not what you can do
It's not what you will do
It's what you DO DO !
-Dr. Tim
We should always count our blessings and not our problems,
Not just on Thanksgiving, but every day. -Dr. Lou (11/27/2008)
Bloom where you're planted. - Mr. F's mother
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. - Thomas Edison
You live up - or down - to your expectations. - Lou Holtz
Happiness is being able to lay your head on the pillow at night and sleep. - Herschel Walker
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - Source Unknown
It's a lot easier to keep a good habit than to lose a bad one. Get it right! - Mr. F
The Force will be with you, always. - Obi-Won Kenobi
Ruthlessly compete with your own best self. - Apollo 13 engineers
Mistakes are portals of discovery. - James Joyce
Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best!
- Bob Talbert
There is but one secret to success - never give up! - Ben Nighthorse Campbell
A life isn't significant except for its impact on other lives.
- Jackie Robinson
For our graduates and travelers and everyone with dreams... Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Live each day as you would climb a mountain . . . Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax to your journey.
- Harold V. Melchert
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote down some blues. - Duke Ellington
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest time, and the latest.
- Henry David Thoreau
And if not now, when? - Talmud
The beginning is the most important part of the work. - Plato
Any [band] with pride wants to compete against the best. - Lance Alworth
The only lasting motivation is self-motivation. - Homer Smith
You can be anything you want - if you're willing to pay the price. - Eddie Robinson
You know what's right, do that. You know what's wrong, don't do that.
- A Band Director friend of Mr. Fowler
Jackie Robinson's
Rules To Live By
Courage
Determination
Teamwork
Persistance
Integrity
Citizenship
Justice
Commitment
Excellence
You can do more good by being good than any other way.
1. “Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” - Lou Holtz
2. “Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.” - Lou Holtz
3. “I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.” - Gale Sayers
4. “Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.” - Knute Rockne
5. “Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.” - Paul "Bear" Bryant
6. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” - Vince Lombardi
7. “If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.” - Bud Wilkinson
8. “Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.”
- Joe Namath
We have to realize that these quotes don’t only apply to the game of football, but also in the game of life!
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination." ~ Tommy Lasorda.
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