Great FIRST Quotes?

FIRST General Forum
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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!

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“A society gets what it celebrates.” – Dean Kamen

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

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Or the corollary “How can we celebrate greatness if we don’t create it?”

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

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

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This is why we do the math. – Mark Leon

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My personal favorite-

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

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I second that. Mark Leon FTW!

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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.

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“This is why we do the…OH! That’s gotta hurt!”

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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

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My personal favorite is my signature.

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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.

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“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.

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There are some quotes that would work great for a t-shirt if you want to look around the spotlighted quotes for a while. http://chiefdelphi.com/forums/spotlightlist.php?, also at the top of every page.

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“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve.”

-Bo Schembechler

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“Here at FIRST you can succeed, time and time again.” -Unknown

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Since I have heard this one, I have used it a hundred times or more. It is Andy Baker’s quote in my signature and it occurred during one of our excellent discussions that we tend to have. If you’ve talked with Andy, you know he is silly, funny, serious, thoughtful, and incredibly insightful - sometimes all at the same time.

" Excellence is contagious." ~ Andy Baker

Veering off the topic a bit - this would make a great topic for the Championship Conference presentations. I picture a group of brilliant and respected minds sharing their thoughts and experiences regarding excellence and how it can spread to/through teams, events, areas, the program, and individuals.

Jane

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“Continuous improvement isn’t rocket science.” - John V. Neun.