5/15/13

LAST QUOTE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!!!!

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best.” – Tim Duncan


Make sure that you have gone back and made sure that you have posted to ALL quotes for 2nd semester.  Thank you to those that have already went back and checked.  Have a great summer!  

5/14/13

“Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.” – Larry Bird

5/13/13

Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. -George S. Patton

5/10/13

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. -John Quincey Adams

5/9/13

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw

5/8/13

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -Henry Ford

5/7/13

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. -Robert Fulghum

5/6/13

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. -G.K. Chesterton

5/3/13

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. -JFK

5/2/13

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. -Nadia Boulanger

5/1/13

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. -Morrie Schwartz

4/30/13 (No Quote Today - Highway clean-up)

4/29/13

"Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed." - Mia Hamm

4/24/13

Live in terms of your strong points. Magnify them. Let your weaknesses shrivel up and die from lack of nourishment. - William Young Elliott

4/23/13

"As Will Rogers once said, 'Live in such a way that you could sell your parrot to the town gossip,'" Jeff Borchardt. 

4/22/13

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. - John F. Kennedy

4/19/13

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. -Mahatma Gandhi

4/18/13

 "Forget about style, worry about results." - Bobby Orr

4/17/13

The minute I find something has become repetitive or easy, I know it's time to quickly find a new target for my energy. - Kasparov

4/16/13

We rarely accomplish big goals unless we have hungry hearts. - Tim Elmore

4/15/13

Here is a simple but powerful rule: Always give people more than they expect to get. | Nelson Boswell

4/12/13

"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?"
- Fanny Brice

4/11/13

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. - Unknown

4/9/13

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else. -George Savile

4/8/13

"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks.  These are the people who try to do more then they're expected to do - they always reach." - Lee Iacocca

4/4/13 and 4/5/13

Please take time to reflect on the state FFA convention.  Your comments need to include answers to the following questions.  Your post must also be a minimum of 100 words.

What was your favorite part of the State FFA Convention?

What are 3 things that you learned while attending the state FFA convention?

What things would like to see changed about the state FFA convention?

Your response/comment to this post needs to be a minimum of 100 words so take some time and put some effort into this post.

4/3/13

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” -Og Mandino

4/2/13

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle

3/28/13

To live a life of influence, you must discover & develop a strength in your life. - Tim Elmore

3/27/13

We cannot do great things on this earth, only small things with great love. -Mother Teresa

3/26/13

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. - Lou Holtz

3/25/13

Change is possible for everyone. Change is difficult for everyone.

3/22/13

The difference between the right word & the almost right word is the difference between lightning & the lightning bug -Mark Twain

3/21/13

A decision takes a moment, REAL CHANGE takes a while. 

3/20/13

"Tell me & I will forget, show me & I may remember, involve me & I will understand." -Confucius 

3/19/13

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" - Unknown

3/18/13

If I had 1 hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem & 1 minute finding solutions. - A. Einstein

3/15/13

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. - Booker T. Washington

3/14/13

People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln

3/13/13

Consistency is the foundation of virtue. -Francis Bacon

3/12/13

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation. -C. Northcote Parkinson

3/11/13

The less people know, the more they yell. -Seth Godin

3/6/13

What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others lives on.  -- Unknown

3/4/13

True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart. - Unknown

2/28/13

The basic building block of good communication is the feeling that every human being is unique and of value. -Unknown

2/27/13

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill

2/26/13

Kindness is the first step towards wisdom, and there is no wisdom greater than kindness. - Dr. Joseph Michael Levry

2/25/13

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" - William A. Ward

2/20/13

Happy FFA Week!

Today's quote is not a quote.  What were some of things that you liked during our State Officer visit?  What were things that you learned?  Please provide at least 2 sentences today.  If there were things you did not like, list those as well.

2/19/13

Happy FFA Week!

Today there will no quote today.  In fact if you are reading this in Ag Class, you didn't listen well as you were told on Monday to NOT bring your computers or open them in class today.

Today Nebraska State FFA Officer Brooke Jindra is with us so please give her your best effort and attention!

2/18/13

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. - Unknown

2/15/13

⁰⁰If you have nothing to say, say nothing. -Mark Twain

2/14/13

Funny thought: A will is a...dead giveaway.

2/13/13

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. -George Edward Woodberry

2/12/13

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -Thomas Edison

2/11/13

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. -Lee Iacocca

2/8/13

"Nine tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth."-Horace Walpole

2/6/13

Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it. - Unknown

2/5/13

Everyone deserves a chance to change their obituary in midlife & write a new one -A. Nobel

2/4/13

The best athletes win consistently because they think, act, and practice consistently.--Mind Gym

2/1/13

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. -Abraham Lincoln

1/31/13

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. -Aristotle

1/30/13

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain

1/29/13

A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. -Horace Mann

1/28/13

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. -Lou Holtz

1/25/13

“The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.” - Dale Earnhardt

1/24/13

If you have a heartbeat, you have a purpose. - Cole Arnett

1/23/13

Wasted strengths are sundials in the shade. -Ben Franklin

1/22/13

Playing it safe is the most popular way to fail - Elliott Smith

1/21/13

Don't let other people tell you what you want - Pat Riley

1/18/13

The road to athletic greatness isn't marked by perfection, but rather the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure. - Unknown

1/17/13

"Don't chase people. Be you do your own thing and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come, and stay." -Mark Rodriguez

1/16/13

 If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. -Abraham Maslow

1/15/13

The price of greatness is responsibility. -Winston Churchill

1/14/13

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." -John Quincy Adams

1/11/13

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. -John Wooden

1/10/13

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. ~Alan Simpson

1/9/13

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. -DL Moody

1/8/13

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. -Tony Blair

1/7/13

If God asks that you bend, bend & do not complain. He is making you more flexible, & for this be thankful. -Terri Guillemets

1/4/13

 "Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi

1/3/12

True heroism is...not the urge to surpass others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. -A. Ashe