"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog." General Dwight Eisenhower

At the end of the day - everything is about relationships. - Cecil Wilder

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.  Pablo Picasso, 1881 - 1973

   Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.
Bear Bryant

I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday.
Darrell Royal

T.E.A.M. = Together Everyone Achieves More      -Chuck Norris

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. - Billy Joel

If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. -Zimbabwe Proverb

     Here are the Top 8 Inspirational and Motivational Football Quotes:

Two from Coach Wooden:

     Discipline yourself and others won't need to.

     You can do more good by being good than any other way.

Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.  - George Foreman

The final frontier may be human relationships, one person to another.     -Buzz Aldrin

The Keys to Winning a Championship:

1) Owner

2)  Spotters

3)   Crew Chief

4)    Pit Crew

5)     The DRIVE inside of you!   -Tim Taylor (TPC)

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

  These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

    -Vince Lombardi

The secret to getting things done is to act. -Dante Alighieri

In the end, we will remember not the words of  our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nothing great can be accomplished without enthusiasm. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you are honest because honesty is the best policy, then your honesty is corrupt.       -more from Dr. Tim

The Secret to Successful Leadership:

   It's not what you can do 

     It's not what you will do

        It's what you DO DO !

              -Dr. Tim

We should always count our blessings and not our problems,

Not just on Thanksgiving, but every day.  -Dr. Lou (11/27/2008)

Bloom where you're planted.    - Mr. F's Mother

 If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. -Thomas Edison

You live up - or down - to your expectations. - Lou Holtz

Happiness is being able to lay your head on the pillow at night and sleep.  - Herschel Walker

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. -Source Unknown

It's a lot easier to keep a good habit than to lose a bad one.  Get it right!

- Mr. F

The Force will be with you, always.  -Obi-Won Kenobi

Ruthlessly compete with your own best self. -Apollo 13 engineers

Mistakes are portals of discovery. -James Joyce 

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best!      

     -Bob Talbert

There is but one secret to success - never give up!

         -Ben Nighthorse Campbell

A life isn't significant except for its impact on other lives.

          -Jackie Robinson

For our graduates and travelers and everyone with dreams... Oh, the Places You'll Go!

The classic PTPs may removed soon, enjoy them while they are here - 

Live each day as you would climb a mountain . . . Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax to your journey.

       - Harold V. Melchert

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

       - Martin Luther King, Jr.

I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote down some blues. -Duke Ellington

When I hear music, I fear no danger.  I am invulnerable.  I see no foe.  I am related to the earliest time, and the latest.

                   - Henry David Thoreau

And if not now, when? -Talmud  

The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato

Any [band] with pride wants to compete against wants to compete against the best. - Lance Alworth

The only lasting motivation is self-motivation. -Homer Smith

You can be anything you want - if you're willing to pay the price. -Eddie Robinson

The effects of Hurricane Katrina are wide-spread and tragic.  Please click here to learn about Preservation Hall in New Orleans and to learn of one of the releif efforts underway on behalf of New Orleans' musicians: http://www.preservationhall.com/2.0/

 As few as 15% of America's youth can sing the words to the National Anthem from memory.

www.thenationalanthemproject.org

If the link doesn't work, type it in.

You know what's right, do that.  You know what's wrong, don't do that.

-A Band Director friend of Mr. Fowler

Jackie Robinson's
Rules To Live By

Courage
    Determination
        Teamwork
            Persistance
                Integrity
                    Citizenship
                        Justice
                            Commitment
                                Excellence

Next Week's Weekly Band Agenda

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

 1. “Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.”  -Lou Holtz

 2. “Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”  -Lou Holtz

 3. “I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.”   -Gale Sayers

 4. “Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.”  -Knute Rockne

 5. “Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.”  -Paul "Bear" Bryant

 6. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.”   -Vince Lombardi

 7. “If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.”  -Bud Wilkinson

 8. “Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.”  -Joe Namath

We have to realize that these quotes don’t only apply to the game of football, but also in the game of life!

BONUS TEST GRADE - Feel free to keep listening to the Navy & Marine Band links - http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/audio_resources/discography/index.htm or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/sounds.shtml  But here is the Thanksgiving EXTRA CREDIT BONUS Challenge: Look up one of the composers of a piece in your band's folder and bring in information about that person.  (A list of facts or a few paragraphs - either would suffice.)