Colby Ward

March 27, 2024

Quotes

This is a living repository of quotes I like.

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious."

"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser."

"Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all-time thing."

"Defeat is worse than death, because you have to live with defeat."
Vince Lombardi Legendary Coach of the Green Bay Packers


"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."


"It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog."

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." Mark Twain

"Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth."
Archimedes

"This has exactly a negative zero chance of succeeding"
(Undisclosed) AWS Senior VP

On indicator of success
"It is not enough to finish a project but who wants to work with you after the project is done"
Tommy Jiang - Moderna VP


About Colby Ward

Had some dinner with Bill, did the Microsoft dance. Jumped from a plane, then a bridge. Played with some blocks. Lorded some slums for a bit. Played with trains. Invaded Australia, Singapore...then the Middle East. Smuggled some goods across the border. Moved some couches. Joined a chain gang and reInvented lakes.