Platitudes

As I said yesterday, “I understand that getting my hopes up about job interviews can lead to a crash when they don’t pan out.” Yeah, that. Let’s keep a positive attitude here, folks! Remember…

1. “Missed it by THAT much!” (Maxwell Smart, CONTROL Agent 86)
2. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” (Japanese proverb)
3. “It’s not how many times you get knocked down that count, it’s how many times you get back up.” (General George A. Custer, US military officer)
4. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” (Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister)
5. “If plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you’re in Japan.” (Claire Cook, author)
6. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” (Charles Swindoll, Evangelical minister)
7. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” (Henry Ford, inventor)
8. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” (Thomas Edison, inventor)
9. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” (Wayne Gretzky, hockey player)
10. “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” (Julie Andrews, movie actress)
11. “If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough.” (Mario Andretti, race car driver)
12. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” (Babe Ruth, baseball player)
13. “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” (John Adams, American revolutionary leader)
14. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” (Vince Lombardi, football coach)
15. “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” (Chinese proverb)
16. “The best revenge is massive success.” (Frank Sinatra, entertainer)
17. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” (Martin Luther King, civil rights leader)
18. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” (George Addair)
19. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” (Dalai Lama)
20. “Do or do not, there is no try.” (Yoda, Jedi Master)
21. “Failure is not an option.” (William Broyles Jr & Al Reinert, “Apollo 13” )
22. “Failure is ALWAYS an option.” (Adam Savage, mythbuster)

The sun will rise tomorrow, I’ll drive the fancy convertible car in a parade (it’s a long story), and I’ll go back to being stubborn and persistent.

It’s something I learned running marathons.