Great Quote

[Professor S]

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

-Teddy Roosevelt

[Dylflon]

Er.....great.

[Professor S]

Yes, it is, and from probably one of the best Presidents the US has ever had. If you can't see the value in that quote, I honestly feel sorry for you.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

interesting, but how about the critic that points out how the hero can improve? What of those who suceed on their first try? Are they not heroes as well?

[Dylflon]

I see the point. But I wasn't sure how it merited a thread being made about it. Why don't you toss it in your sig or something?

[Professor S]

There is a General Chat thread on this same forum and you question why THIS topic merits a thread? Interesting

Anyway, my sig is long enough as it is. I just found is very poignant and thought people might like to read something constructive.

[Typhoid]

I agree with Dylflon, why not just post this in the general talk thread? I mean...duh....instead of making a brand new thread. The General Talk thread is supposed to be for stuff like this, where it doesnt deserve its own thread, but you feel you want others to see it.

[ZebraRampage]

It's not like he's spamming the boards. This is just a forum afterall, I don't know why people make such a big fuss out of little things like this. I have in the past.....so I guess that makes me a hypocrite, but I don't understand why I did it either..

Anyway, I think that the quote deserves its own topic.

[Vampyr]

It's a nice thought provoking quote that has inspired me beyond mere words or emotions.










































Free post.

[Professor S]

Its amazing how my critics on these boards always seem to be the people that I get into political discussions with... curious.

BTW, the fact that there is even a General Talk thread on a forum is hilarious. The fact that this thread gets criticized while the General Talk thread gets page after page is a warning sign that our educational system has failed miserably. I won't even bring up the idiotic "Bush Found Dead" thread that has two pages. Later.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Its amazing how my critics on these boards always seem to be the people that I get into political discussions with... curious.

Everyone here criticizes you. I think you're relating the negative criticism with the people who generally discuss politics with you.

The fact that this thread gets criticized while the General Talk thread gets page after page is a warning sign that our educational system has failed miserably. I won't even bring up the idiotic "Bush Found Dead" thread that has two pages. Later.

If I remember correctly, aren't you a substantial contributor to those two pages of the "bush found dead' thread that was supposed to be a harmless play on words. And what are you talking about? The educational system is responsible for people's sense of humour taking precidence over a thread that seems to be somewhat self righteous in the relay? And don't take it personally, that's just the vibe I got.

from said thread:

Originally Posted by The Strangler

LOL. These threads ALWAYS escalate to this. Mostly due to my fault, but then again I revel in the quagmire I have created.

just messing around.