The Wall of Wisdom

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The "Wall of Wisdom" was a white board in the office at Fusion Marine Technology with the following collection of quotes written on it. It stopped many a UPS driver in their tracks as their eyes toured the various sayings. Take from it what you will, but at the very least, it's a window into the ever "challenging" world of a small boat building/repair company. Enjoy . . .

"Doing it fast saves minutes, doing it right saves days." - Fusion Proverb.

"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." - Susan Hradil.

"Talk is cheap, but Baby, time's expensive." - Mary-Chapin Carpenter.

"Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." - Herb Brooks.

"It's not the first mistake, it's the second." - Fusion Proverb.

"Eventually, everything becomes a widget." - Steve Clark.

"Catch-up hockey . . . is losing hockey." - unknown.

"Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships." - unknown.

"Those who would surrender liberty for security deserve neither." - Ben Franklin.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde.

"It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for." - Will Rogers.

"Accuracy is speed." - Fusion Proverb.

"The circus doesn't stay in town forever." - The Tuna.

"Is it too late to get into law school?" - Dad.

"No event is ever as good, or as bad as it seems at the time." - Fusion Proverb.

"Everyone is more or less mad on one point." - Rudyard Kipling.

"Mix a little foolishness in with your serious plans; it's lovely to be silly at the right moment." - Horace (65-8 B.C.)

"You only live once, and you're younger than you'll ever be again." - Fusion Proverb.

"We are so not worthy." - Robbie Parris.

"Who's zooming who?" - Aretha Franklin.

"No margin - no mission." - unknown.

"When in doubt, win the trick." - Edmond Hoyle.

"Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige.

"Bo doesn't know squat. You don't 'just do' anything." - George Hradil.

"Play your game." - Herb Brooks.

"No . . . 'try' not. Do or not do. There is no 'try'." - Yoda.

"Progress is good, but completion is divine." - Fusion Proverb.

See the happy moron,
He doesn't give a damn.
I wish I were a moron.
My God, perhaps I am!