Chief Delphi - Spotlight List

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Spotlight List

Post	Quote	Username	Added By
	Once you have a lathe you'll wonder how you ever got through life without one.	Wayne TenBrink	AustinSchuh
	While many teams like to go fast, only a select few do it well.	Al Skierkiewicz	AustinSchuh
	IMO the main idea behind FIRST is for the mentors and students to work together to produce a machine that the students could never have produced on their own.	Tim Sharp	AustinSchuh
	"automated chaos" nuff said.	Jferrante	Astronouth7303
	We honor those who are unsung - those without a trophy or a plaque to show their efforts. Those who may or may not get those things... but will still be on the sidelines, helping to guide FIRST in all the right directions.	Amanda Morrison	Astronouth7303
	Teamwork + gracious professionalism + robots = FIRST Robotics	Bcahn836	Astronouth7303
	Fame is a funny thing, you can do nothing and get it, and do everything and get none. For me, it's not fame, but infamy that follows me.	Joe Matt	Astronouth7303
	My friend Noah said he talked to someone that knew me from Chiefdelphi. That's just creepy.	Adam Y.	Astronouth7303
	Prove me wrong. :)	Kris Verdeyen	Astronouth7303
	Good judgement is the result of Experience. Experience is the result of Poor Judgement.	ChrisH	Astronouth7303
	FIRST things first.	Mike Ciance	Astronouth7303
	I am not a moderator, but I am John V-Neun.	Billfred	Astronouth7303
	a Victor is a Victor is a Victor.	Billfred	Astronouth7303
	I'm gonna go back to my corner and write some more code...	Kevin Watson	Astronouth7303
	Yes, it can. You'll have to ask the lawyers around here whether it's legal or not.	Kevin Watson	Astronouth7303
	If 100 people from ChiefDelphi all wrote one full article on something that they are an 'expert' in, FIRSTwiki would be even better.	artdutra04	Astronouth7303
	It's always nice to have the outside party take a look at your code because one of two things can happen: 1. They write it better. 2. They find your stupid mistake.		Astronouth7303
	Ah, drills & motors. Brings back old memories of FIRST	nparikh	Astronouth7303
	yes, duct tape solves everything	Ted Boucher	Astronouth7303
	No one would climb Mount Everest before climbing the hill in the park down the street.	RbtGal1351	Astronouth7303
	I love it when the robot's develop personality quirks.	Mark McLeod	Astronouth7303
	FIRST prides itself on safety. It shouldn't be limited to only the pit area.	sanddrag	Astronouth7303
	Yes, machining a dog profile into a steel sprocket on a manual mill was an experience filled with pain and regret.	Joe G.	asid61
	Unlike robot design, in the clothing world there's no such thing as too much pocketing	Jaci	asid61
	And if you are unhappy about me using "robot", let me break your heart over what we've done to the word "cheesecake".	Foster	asid61
	Ah, free slave labor. One of the many benefits of being a mentor	Ari423	asid61
	A lot of students decribe FIRST as the best thing that happened to their life. Once a student gets hooked, they don't want to leave FIRST for any cause. I am one of them.	Arefin Bari	Ashley Christine
	I feel that the only friends I have ever had are people I know through FIRST. Being on a team gave me the sense of belonging that I thought I didn't even need. FIRST has given me a great life that I never thought I would have.	Alaina	Ashley Christine
	the Robotics team isn't just a club, it's a family.	1086Programmer	Ashley Christine
	At the competitions you can look like an idiot and nobody cares, that makes me happy...	Laura 1547	Ashley Christine
	OK, repeat after me "FIRST is not about the robot".	Foster	aryker
	Life isn't fair. There's always luck involved. Welcome to the real world. :)	Exla357	aryker
	I have never gone to a FIRST Robotics competition and not had fun.	mathking	aryker
	As mentors we need to be good role models for students. Because like it or not, we will be role models.	mathking	aryker
	I believe in my students, I encourage them to fail in their endeavors to find the best formula. There is valuation in failure.	Chief Hedgehog	aryker
	Fancy that, better robots winning matches...	DampRobot	aryker
	Before you fix something, it's worthwhile to make a concerted effort to figure out why it failed.	Ether	aryker
	We don't tell new mentors about the Mentor VIP Adults Only Lounge, you'll get your key if we approve. We have leather couches, flat screens, and free corndogs in there.	Monochron	aryker
	I had a fight with my robot once during competition. I felt bad about it and apologized.	Tommy F.	aryker
	The great thing about FIRST is that there actually are 3,000 ways to win. Find yours, and leverage it.	Siri	aryker
	If it were easy it wouldn't be worth triple the points, right?	SenorZ	aryker
	Blue shirts are ALWAYS watching. And they have spies everywhere. Always be on your best behavior, and be polite to every volunteer at the event.	Andrew Schreiber	aryker
	I too can find a method with correlation bias by applying a pattern to most datasets!	BrennanB	aryker
	Remember kids, it's not about the speed of your drive train, it's how you use it	Michael Corsetto	artK
	Each team should ask not what their alliance can do for them, but what they can do for their alliance.		artK
	Ask not what FIRST can do for you but what you can do for FIRST.	Koko Ed	artdutra04
	Engineers can really make a difference when people are in their time of need.	Elgin Clock	artdutra04
	So remember, no matter what the odds, your wildest dreams can come true with science and technology.	Ian Curtis	artdutra04
	3 weeks vacation here...every single day devoted to volunteering for FIRST. Am I crazy? Yes...I am most definately crazy...but crazy has never been this much fun.	Andy Grady	artdutra04
	The future is being developed by FIRSTers!	Andy Baker	artdutra04