Quotes / stories that inspire you or motivate you to be better

[DzynKingRTR]

Never try to teach a pig to sing, because it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.

 

[Bazza]

"Rust and Darwin never sleep."

 

[Elefantman]

"Rust and Darwin never sleep."

I have to add one more to that list, entropy. I realize the bulk of my retirement time is spent battling entropy around the house and yard.

 

[crimsonaudio]

“Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.”
- Hub, 'Secondhand Lions'

 

[Bazza]

“People need to shut up….learn how to do something. Be actually good at something.”
- Denzel Washington

“WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF OPINIONAIRES.”
- Denzel Washington

 

[Bazza]

"Beaten paths are for beaten men."

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
------ Robert E. Lee

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
------ Robert E. Lee

I like W.C. Fields quote about water, but I cannot post it here.