Andy's Blog

2010-11-13T22:24:00.001-08:00

Pah here comes the shakes
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2010-06-30T04:22:00.001-07:00

The present is a rope stretched over the past. The secret to walking it is, you never look down.

2010-06-22T03:27:00.001-07:00

Thanks Mr Ford! - "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." #quote

2010-06-14T01:47:00.001-07:00

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

2010-06-12T01:07:00.001-07:00

The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.

2010-06-03T01:32:00.001-07:00

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

2010-05-18T01:40:00.001-07:00

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.

2010-05-16T01:08:00.001-07:00

A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

2010-05-14T01:06:00.001-07:00

He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise.

2010-05-12T03:10:00.001-07:00

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.

2010-05-09T01:15:00.001-07:00

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

2010-05-06T02:50:00.001-07:00

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

2010-05-03T01:51:00.001-07:00

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

2010-04-27T01:44:00.001-07:00

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

2010-04-26T02:22:00.001-07:00

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.

2010-04-21T01:22:00.001-07:00

The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.

2010-04-18T01:18:00.001-07:00

"If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.".

2010-04-15T02:24:00.001-07:00

Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.

2010-04-11T01:16:00.001-07:00

Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.

2010-04-08T03:05:00.001-07:00

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

2010-04-03T01:52:00.001-07:00

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

2010-03-27T01:25:00.001-07:00

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

2010-03-13T11:51:00.001-08:00

To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing

2010-02-26T01:22:00.001-08:00

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

2010-02-03T22:29:00.001-08:00

The way to succeed is to double your error rate

2010-01-18T01:17:00.001-08:00

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

2010-01-17T01:32:00.001-08:00

Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.

2010-01-16T11:31:00.001-08:00

In the long run, we hit only what they aim at. Therefore, we had better aim at something high.

2010-01-13T11:38:00.001-08:00

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

2010-01-09T11:54:00.001-08:00

You always pass failure on the way to success.

2010-01-07T01:46:00.001-08:00

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

2010-01-05T01:49:00.001-08:00

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

2010-01-01T01:30:00.001-08:00

We are like tea bags, we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.

2010-01-01T01:20:00.001-08:00

We are like tea bags

2009-12-31T10:43:00.001-08:00

With all the Rose’s Perfume, all the lights in the world, all the children Smile; I Wish U that all ur dreams come True; HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

2009-12-31T01:48:00.001-08:00

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

2009-12-30T01:40:00.001-08:00

Loving > Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain

2009-12-29T01:13:00.001-08:00

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects
it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

2009-12-28T01:43:00.001-08:00

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us n new beauty waiting to be born.

2009-12-27T20:00:00.001-08:00

If you really want something in life you have to work for it.... Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers! — Homer

2009-12-26T01:15:00.001-08:00

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

2009-12-24T01:02:00.001-08:00

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.

2009-12-23T14:50:00.001-08:00

Hell crazy with last minute shoppers, even at suburban
Avonhead mall!

2009-12-23T12:50:00.001-08:00

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love! - Merry Christmas everyone!

2009-12-23T02:42:00.001-08:00

Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables.

2009-12-22T01:35:00.001-08:00

When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.

2009-12-21T09:31:00.001-08:00

So whatever it is you want, need or desire or just like to have, you better try to get it now, 'cause this is the only time there is.

2009-12-16T10:08:00.001-08:00

I love you with every cell, with every atom. I love you ... on a subatomic level ... you know who you are!

2009-12-15T01:14:00.001-08:00

First we make our habits, then our habits make us

2009-12-14T01:25:00.001-08:00

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better; for fewer problems, wish for more skills; for less challenges, wish for more wisdom."

2009-12-13T01:18:00.001-08:00

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down.

2009-12-08T01:24:00.001-08:00

Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone
else does and thinking something different.

2009-12-07T08:46:00.001-08:00

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

2009-12-05T01:15:00.001-08:00

A leader leads by example not by force.

2009-12-03T01:17:00.001-08:00

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking

2009-12-01T01:31:00.001-08:00

We must be as courteous to a person as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

2009-11-30T01:10:00.001-08:00

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that
appear, wherever they might be.

2009-11-29T01:02:00.001-08:00

Respect the past, but don't make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.

2009-11-28T01:07:00.001-08:00

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living.

2009-11-26T10:50:00.001-08:00

Happy thanks giving to all that celebrate

2009-11-26T01:26:00.001-08:00

It isn't what you have, who you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

2009-11-25T01:13:00.001-08:00

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim

2009-11-24T09:26:00.001-08:00

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

2009-11-24T01:38:00.001-08:00

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope.

2009-11-23T02:24:00.001-08:00

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star

2009-11-22T01:24:00.001-08:00

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us
rich.

2009-11-21T01:14:00.001-08:00

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

2009-11-20T01:20:00.001-08:00

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness

2009-11-19T06:09:00.001-08:00

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

2009-11-16T01:36:00.001-08:00

Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

2009-11-15T01:16:00.001-08:00

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly

2009-11-14T01:10:00.001-08:00

Good character isn't formed in a week/ a month. It is created little by little P.rotracted n patient effort needed 2 develop good character.

2009-11-13T01:26:00.001-08:00

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

2009-11-10T01:31:00.001-08:00

When it is obvious that the goals can not be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

2009-11-09T12:43:00.001-08:00

Pencil in 1 Dec 2009 for the birth of Aaron and Ally, fingers crossed!

2009-11-08T01:21:00.001-08:00

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement.

2009-11-07T01:15:00.001-08:00

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.

2009-11-06T01:15:00.001-08:00

The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way.

2009-11-05T01:07:00.001-08:00

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, just as much to stand up to our friends.

2009-11-01T09:16:00.001-08:00

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.

2009-10-30T02:25:00.001-07:00

Life is all about timing, the unavailable become available. Have the patience, wait it out. It's all about timing

2009-10-30T01:24:00.001-07:00

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter

2009-10-28T01:34:00.001-07:00

There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.

2009-10-24T01:41:00.001-07:00

Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.

2009-10-21T09:43:00.001-07:00

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

2009-10-20T01:22:00.001-07:00

I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.

2009-10-19T01:15:00.001-07:00

The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

2009-10-18T01:23:00.001-07:00

I should always try and do things which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

2009-10-16T01:14:00.001-07:00

to be old and wise, first, one needs to be young and stupid

2009-10-15T01:17:00.001-07:00

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

2009-10-14T01:16:00.001-07:00

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

2009-10-13T01:11:00.001-07:00

Everyone experiences tough times; it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them

2009-10-11T22:58:00.001-07:00

Canterbury Cloud Camp Unconference details: http://bit.ly/3fxBEx RSVP http://ping.fm/SabAL

2009-10-10T01:18:00.001-07:00

A dead end street is a good place to turn around.

2009-10-09T01:27:00.001-07:00

Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way."

2009-10-08T02:21:00.001-07:00

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

2009-10-07T01:23:00.001-07:00

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

2009-10-06T01:10:00.001-07:00

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than u think.

2009-10-05T01:04:00.001-07:00

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

2009-10-04T01:09:00.001-07:00

Make it your business to know your self, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.