The first 30 days

So I made it the first 30 days writing my quotes. Now I figure it is time to get them into blog format. I will now  post them here and then pick-up on Monday with the quote of the day.

Feb 13, 2011

"It isn't the shape of the hat that makes the cowboy. It is what shaped the cowboy that has made him."

"If common sense was common, we would all have something in common."

"The main problem with government programs is; they are run by the government."

"Barbwire and a politicians are a lot alike. They both can hold you back by sticking you where it hurts."

"Some days you feel like a calf. No matter how fast you run the lariat has a profound result."

"A fence and your attitude are a lot a like. Some hold you in, some hold out trouble but all can be overcome."

"A good pair of chaps is like a good sense of humor. Both can make the ride through the thorny brush easier."

"A sunrise and your attitude both the start the day. You choose how."

"A bill by congress and a pregnant cow are about the same. The bull is done now all that is left is to see how it turns out."

"Manure and bureaucracy, one you spread and something will grow. The other will just spread."

"A long trail will give a cowboy plenty of time to ruminate on life."

"You can't always blame your glasses for bad vision."

"Your life needs to be like a good pair of boots. A good sole, not to much heel, and flex in all the right places."

"Some days you need to be like beef jerky. Kind of dry and tough when you are chewed on."

"If you ride a crooked trail you will get a crooked answer."

"Your hat and your conscience both protect you from the elements of life."

"When you are trying to choose a direction sometimes you just have to let the horse have his head."

"Coffee and a good friend. Both can pick you up and both can warm you."

"Monday is just one of those days you need the spurs."

""Sometimes the flies of life just bug you."

"To much grain will make a horse fat. To little can make them worthless. The right amount of grain will make them a treasure."

"The choice of your toilet paper and your friends is very important. Both get close to you in a special way."

"The length of a few minutes depends on if you are waiting or if you need more time."

"There may be a few more bumps in the road less traveled but if you slow down for them you might see the scenery."

"Sunshine and greed have a lot in common. If you get too much you are going to get burnt."

"Bad company and manure carry the same advice. You should stay up wind and keep your distance."

"Tumbleweed and a person with no direction are blown along until they run into something."

"Gossip and a forest fire are a lot alike. The more wind behind them the faster they spread."

"Stones on the trail make you look where you are going."

13 March 2011


Ok so there are the first 29. Now for today's post. The goal being to post a new quote each day.


"Hobbles will slow you down but they can't stop you."