Ahmad Ogunmola:
CLASS OF 2003
Unicoi County High SchoolClass of 2003
Erwin, TN
Ahmad's Story
Ahmad's schools include Unicoi County High School.
Ahmad's interests include Taekwondo. Music he likes includes Eminem, Gods Own Radicals. Books he likes include Forgotten Realms Collection, Anne Rice vampires.
One of Ahmad's favorite quotes is:"He who fights monsters should be careful that he himself does not become a monster. When you look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you. -Freidrich Nietschze
Anger can revert to joy, wrath can revert to delight, but a nation destroyed cannot be restored to existence, and the dead cannot be restored to life.
I was raped at the age of 9" - OPRAH didn't even complete my University Education" - BILL GATES In my childhood days, I stitched shoes" - ABRAHAM LINCOLN I was once without shoes, and trekked long distances to get to my School" - JONATHAN GOODLUCK. I struggled academically throughout elementary school" - BEN CARSON I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training" - LIONEL MESSI I used to sleep on the floor in friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food money, and getting weekly free meals at a local temple" - STEVE JOBS My teachers & family used to call me a failure" - TONY BLAIR. Life is not about what you couldn't do so far.... It's about WHAT YOU STILL CAN DO... Every King was once a crying & helpless baby. Every great building was once a picture. It's not about where you are today but it's about where you will reach 2morow. "Don't Give Up.
"All of you are expecting the worst. You are defeated before the battle even begins. Lighten your mental loads and your bodies will also be lighter. A man who is weighted down is an easy target, like a wounded animal."
The strength or weakness of a country depends on its generals. If the generals help the leadership and are thoroughly capable, then the country will be strong. If the generals do not help the leadership, and harbour duplicity in their hearts, then the country will be weak. Therefore, it is imperative to be careful in choosing people for positions of responsibility. -Jia Ling
Military and civil affairs are different, dealing with different matters. If you try to use the methods of civilian government to govern a military operation, the operation will become confused. -Mei Yaochen
A leader must understand that the kingdom is more important than the king, that the clan is bigger than the king, that the principles of the clan's existence are the correct principles and are bigger than the mortal coil of king and commoner alike.
If a king didn't believe that, if he couldn't honestly look his enemy coldly in the eye without fear for his own safety, then he should not be king of any dominion. A leader who hides when danger reveals itself is no leader at all. A leader who thinks himself irreplaceable and invaluable is a fool.
Courage in battle and courage in personal and emotional matters are of two seperate attributes, and an abundance of one does not necessarily translate to an ample amount of the other.
I fear little from enemies. I fear more from friends. That is the paradox of my life. I can face a giant, a demon, a ...Expand for more
dragon, with scimitars drawn and enthusiasm high, and yet it took me years to admit my feelings for Cattiebrie.
In matters of the heart, courage cannot overcome cowardise until I am honest with myself, until I admit the truth. -Drizzt Do'Urden
Dread of death, not love of sex, is why the dead keep rising.
Written by a 90 year old
This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short – enjoy it.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
12. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14 Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
15. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
17. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always choose life.
26. Forgive but don’t forget.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does..
31. Believe in miracles.
32. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
33. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
34. Your children get only one childhood.
35. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
36. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
37. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
38. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
39. The best is yet to come...
40. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
41. Yield.
42. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."".
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