Great FIRST Quotes?

[Greg Shaw]

My FRC team is looking for a really good FIRST quote to put on the back of our hoodies and other team clothing. We are leaning towards something from Dean Kamen or Woodie Flowers, but we are open to quotes from other FIRST leaders or participants. Please help us out by responding to this thread with your favorite FIRST quote.

We are looking for something that defines the FIRST experience. Please do not include qoutes from anonymous or unknown sources. We are looking for something that can be attributed to a specific person.

Thanks for your help!

[Alan Anderson]

"A society gets what it celebrates." -- Dean Kamen

[Andrew Schreiber]

How can we inspire greatness if we don't celebrate it? - Karthik Kanagasabapathy-amawhatchamakallit

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

How can we inspire greatness if we don't celebrate it? - Karthik Kanagasabapathy-amawhatchamakallit

Or the corollary "How can we celebrate greatness if we don't create it?"




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[Justin Montois]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/spotlightlist.php?

[Joe Ross]

“it’s like the WWF, but for smart people!” President George H. W. Bush.

[Richard Wallace]

This is why we do the math. -- Mark Leon

[Akash Rastogi]

My personal favorite-

"Be excellent in everything you do and the results will just happen." - Paul Copioli

Originally Posted by Richard

This is why we do the math. -- Mark Leon

I second that. Mark Leon FTW!

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

I second that. Mark Leon FTW!

If that quote is going to be on the team hoodie, I hope their robot does not decide to disregard sensors and ram into a wall.

Originally Posted by MagiChau

If that quote is going to be on the team hoodie, I hope their robot does not decide to disregard sensors and ram into a wall.

"This is why we do the....OH! That's gotta hurt!"

[Cem8301]

A little long for a hoodie, but its a great quote! "Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem."
— Henry Kissinger

[Al Skierkiewicz]

My personal favorite is my signature.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Or the corollary "How can we celebrate greatness if we don't create it?"




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You can celebrate what others have done by being inspired by it. The core problems comes from the attitude that everyone is a winner. If we don't celebrate those who DO create greatness and instead treat everyone as if they are the same we breed a culture that no longer feels the need to innovate, the drive to succeed, the will to actually produce something great. People WANT to create great things, we just have to encourage them by showing that the their work will be rewarded.

[Garrett.d.w]

"A mind once stretched by a thought, will never regain it's original dimensions."

I don't know who said this, but I like it.