John Babyak:
CLASS OF 1977
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Ridge High SchoolClass of 1977
Basking ridge, NJ
John's Story
John is from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. John's schools include Ridge High School. John later attended University of Vermont (Management Engineering) .
John's interests include Politics, alpine skiing, hiking, cycling. Music John likes includes Kathleen Edwards Page, Van Halen, The Doors. TV shows John likes include Saturday Night Live, SportsCenter, Fox News Channel.
One of John's favorite quotes is:""I tried to explain my trio in terms he [Alberto Ginestera] might appreciate . . . 'although we are are heavily keyboard-oriented, using pianos, organs and synthesizers, we are not thoroughly reliant on their effect; to the contrary, we are sometimes prone to minimalist ventures choosing acoustic guitar with vocal enhancments. Above all, percussion is at the core of our being.'" — Keith Emerson, Musician
"What is greed? Of course none of us are greedy, it's only the other fellow who is greedy . . . the world runs on individuals pursuing their separate interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." — Milton Friedman, Economist
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me . . . . Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful . . . . that’s what matters to me.” — Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur & Industrialist
"There is nothing more liberating than having your worst fear realized." — Conan O'Brien
"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful. ....Expand for more
. . Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." — Abraham Lincoln
"Let him know how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as far as possible. . . . For this is the way of happiness." — Plato
"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means." — Albert Einstein
"None can be called deformed but the unkind." — Shakespeare
"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." — Pearl S. Buck
"We become brave by doing brave acts." — Aristotle
"To educate a person in mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society." — Theodore Roosevelt
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Thomas Edison
"Madness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty." — Friedrich Nietzsche
"A leader is best
When people barely know he exists.
Not so good when people obey and acclaim him.
Worse when they despise him. . . .
But of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, 'We did this ourselves.'" — Lao-Tse
"Live and let live, be and let be,
Hear and let hear, see and let see. . . .
Live and let live and remember this line:
'Your bus'ness is your bus'ness and my bus'ness is mine.'" — Cole Porter
"Smart is when you believe only half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half to believe." — Robert Orben".
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