Apt Quote

[Clayton Farr]

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.”

– Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1864-1912)

I had seen this quote in the past but was recently reminded of it by a 37Signals post. (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/373-chicago-summer-olympics-in-2016) (I've since printed it out and stuck it in plain sight to serve as a daily reminder.) Of course, I thought it was especially fitting for RED – and in particular for those behind RED's remarkable development.

So thanks, not only for helping turn high-quality film production completely upside-down but also for the damn fine example of going for it with all you've got.

- Clayton

[Jaime Vallés]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[PaulClements]

Good quote, I like that.

[Blair S. Paulsen]

On an NAB show floor full of people slinging this years widget, it is a breath of fresh air to be involved with a group of people and a disruptive technology that is about something more. Thanks for sharing that quote.

[REDHKSC]

I had seen this quote in the past but was recently reminded of it by a 37Signals post. (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/373-chicago-summer-olympics-in-2016) (I've since printed it out and stuck it in plain sight to serve as a daily reminder.) Of course, I thought it was especially fitting for RED – and in particular for those behind RED's remarkable development.

So thanks, not only for helping turn high-quality film production completely upside-down but also for the damn fine example of going for it with all you've got.

- Clayton

Guess Who is a CHINESE architect to build " BANK of CHINA " in HKG ?

I likes talking to architects and they know the root of " Foundation " in many layers to build up something to last forever.

STEWART
FOUNDER
RED HKSC
HKG -CHINA

[Steve Gibby]

I've never seen sketches or photos of the buildings that Daniel Burnham designed, but with the attitude he expressed in that quote, I'd imagine they were big, beautiful, and state-of-the-art for his era.

Attitude + aptitude = unlocked potential

"Make no little plans" and "Think big" - timeless quotes as applicable now as they were then.

[goldyprog]

This was really inspiring-- thanks again!

[Clayton Farr]

Attitude + aptitude = unlocked potential

Very nice quote yourself Gibby ;)

[Jiri Bakala]

The above quote goes well with this famous one:

COMMITMENT

Until one is committed
there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation)
there is one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills countless ideas
and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one
that would otherwise never have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one’s favor all manner
of unforeseen incidents and meetings
and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamt
would have come his way.

I have learned a deep respect
for one of Goethe’s couplets:

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can… begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”


W. N. Murray
THE SCOTTISH HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION
1951


It kind of goes to "The Secret" and many other thoughs in this direction.

"Thoughts have bioelectric fields around them..." Nikola Tesla

I guess, though, it's time to move this thread to 'Off Topic'

[Jared VanLeuven]

Posted this once before, but hey I'm a sucker for redundancy:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

- Theodore Roosevelt

[Clayton Farr]

bakalaj, pixelchef - thanks, those are great.