A pretty profound quote...

[Niner]

I heard a pretty profound quote today, and I don't think the guy even realized what he'd said. It really hit home with me, and I even stopped and took the time to write it down.

“We all influence and inspire people in ways that we’ll never know.”

My wife and I were discussing the other day that God gave me cancer for a reason, and one of those reasons may have been to "inspire" others. I have been told by several of my colleagues at my old office how "inspired" they are at my positive mental attitude and always keeping my sense of humor throughout all the treatments. Di has had her work-mates and even folks that she hardly knows come up to her and tell her what an "inspiration" she and I are to them. And even some of you hard-nosed dufes have stated that you are "inspired" by the way that I have held my head up and taken the whole ordeal in-stride "one day at a time".

And whom, you might ask was it that said this?

It was Rush Limbaugh today, just seconds before the end of his show.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Well, Niner, you have made a difference probably in someone you may not have realized was affected by you. That's a pretty good deal too, whenyou think about it. The thing to realize that you might not, is how many you affected before you got sick. Its not likeyou weren't a person of character then too. Its just magnified now. You got steel in ya man.

BKB

[LJ3]

What BBP said. Your character was a known part of who you are.

Not sure about that steel in you comment, though. I think he may have been making fun of the hardware in your back. I'd keep an eye on that Okie if I were you.

Just tryin' to help :)

[Buckrub]

Bill, some of us have stuff going on that others don't know about. Sometimes it's more than hard just to wake up.

You? Well, you sort of take our silly stuff and make it..........silly. You laugh at your devils, and so we have to at least smile at our demons. Testosterone makes men compete. We post our BIG kills on here, our BIG catches, and even our BIG foibles. But we can't compete with you, dude. You're the King. You looked death in the face and told it "BITE ME".

How can you not be our inspiration?

(Is that my feminine side coming out? I never know these days. I think I have Low T and High E.........)

Me? I never figure I inspire anyone. In fact, I figure just the opposite. I've run off more folks here than I've inspired.

But I have gotten emails lately that said "Hey! I admire you for not letting your detractors beat you totally down. You don't give up, and I'd have given up long ago". So I trudge on. But man, I got nothin' on you. I wish I had a little of what you got.

[LJ3]

I went to a stupid leadership class once at a renowned executive training school... I've never heard so many quotes that I wanted to save and write down before. One that still sticks in my head is "Think about changing the conversations around you when you're not in the room"

I can't tell you how many people I started a conversation with like this "I have a good friend in Georgia..."

About your original quote, god forbid I go back on topic, I have a love/hate thing for Limbaugh. He is extraordinarily intelligent. It's the crap he says to garner attention that puts me off my feed.

That IS a great quote, regardless of who done said it.

[Big Skyz]

I can't put it any better than BBP did. So I second his words.

[Thumper]

I like this one ....

“We know that the sheep live in denial; that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire exits throughout their kids’ schools. But many of them are outraged at the idea of putting an armed police officer in their kid’s school. Our children are dozens of times more likely to be killed, and thousands of times more likely to be seriously injured, by school violence than by school fires, but the sheep’s only response to the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or harm their children is just too hard, so they choose the path of denial. The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the wolf. He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, cannot and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheepdog who intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed. The world cannot work any other way, at least not in a representative democracy or a republic such as ours. Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn’t tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports in camouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go, “Baa.” Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.” – Lt. Col. Grossman"