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MysterE 28-12-2012 11:08

Inspirational Quotes for Build Site
 
Ok all -

I am working on collecting inspirational quotes to place around our build site this year. I'd love your help. What quotes inspire you?

gabrielau23 28-12-2012 11:12

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It's not really a quote, but I guess you could take part of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTwZNUBhcI

AllenGregoryIV 28-12-2012 11:22

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Here's an incomplete list of the quotes that go at the bottom of each our team's blog posts.

http://goo.gl/6DvaI

nathan_hui 28-12-2012 12:52

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Here are a couple I believe students should understand, and that pertain to particular skills students should have. However, they may not be entirely appropriate for your list.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
--George S. Patton

I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.
--Confucius

Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.
—Chuck Knoll

apalrd 28-12-2012 12:59

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We have these above our lathe.

nathan_hui 28-12-2012 13:06

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Actually, if you want a quick list of FIRST quotes (from CD) look at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/spotlightlist.php?. Another good source of quotes are poster's signatures...

Ernst 28-12-2012 13:11

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One of my favorites lately has been:

"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success"
-Nikola Tesla

philso 28-12-2012 13:54

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The Nike video Gabriel linked to was great! It also led to this video "Steve Jobs explains the rules for success". I see a lot of what Steve talks about when I look around FIRST.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuNQgln6TL0

Foster 28-12-2012 14:13

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The one I say lots during the build process is

"Hope is not an engineering strategy"


You can modify it at will to be "design", "game play", "shipping", "programming", "project management", "lunch", etc.

Akash Rastogi 28-12-2012 14:26

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One that I frequently use:

"Success in this game comes from a wealth of ideas and good engineering, not deep pockets."- Karthik Kanagasabapathy (Team 1114 & Innovation First Inc.)

DonRotolo 28-12-2012 16:52

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Leadership
Leaders are like eagles: We don't have them here.

From Here. Be sure to look at the posters for "motivation" and "adaptation". :ahh:

LilsisdeRosie 28-12-2012 17:11

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heres a quote i found from the founder of FIRST::safety::

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.
Dean Kamen

cgmv123 28-12-2012 17:23

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"Due to a shortage of robots, our workers are human and may react unpredictably when abused."

bardd 28-12-2012 17:40

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Try Leonardo da Vinci... He has plenty of good quotes.
For example, "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."

CalTran 28-12-2012 17:42

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"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - R. W. Emerson
(That is also a favorite of Karthik's.)

Also, dunno who said this one, but:
"Theory is when you know everything but nothing works. Practice is when everything works but you don't know why. On our team, theory and practice comes together. Nothing works and nobody knows why."


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