Quotes and Thoughts

After reading through the "open mic" posts I thought perhaps we should be philosophical with this post. I have selected two quotes, hoping you will gleen some inspiration. Please post what comes to mind after reading these quotes. "Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." (Dale Carnegie) "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." (Bill Gates) "Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." (Dale Carnegie) To me this quote almost makes me feel as if the failures and mistakes that every new teacher makes are okay, the mistakes ensure growth. We must take the failures and build on from there. It's not easy to look your failure in the face and say, "okay, I screwed up… but let me have another shot at it! I'll do much better next time." But in the event that you do take that discouragement and make it your motivation success is right around the corner. This can also be used to help motivate your students but my first though was how it related to me and my struggles. "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." (Bill Gates) To me this quote makes me feel realistic, to realize that success in one thing does not ensure success in everything you will encounter. But the success can get to your head, it can make you feel as if you can't be taken down, you won't lose. We all know that is unrealistic. You have to remember to stay humble and do your best in everything you do but not to get discouraged if you do encounter a failure. And to definitely not let the success get to your head. Stay real my friend. :)