RD: Was he a taskmaster?
Smith: Oh, yeah, he was very serious about things being a certain way. When my father got out of the Air Force, he started his own refrigeration business. I might have been 12 and my brother 9 when one day he decided he wanted a new front wall at his shop. He tore the old one down -- it was probably 16 feet high and 40 feet long. And he told us that this was going to be our gig over the summer. We were standing there thinking, There will never, ever, be a wall here again. We went brick by brick for the entire summer and into winter and then back into spring. One day there was a wall there again. I know my dad had been planning this for a long time. He said, "Now, don't you all ever tell me there's something you can't do." And he walked into the shop. The thing I connect to is: I do not have to build a perfect wall today. I just have to lay a perfect brick. Just lay one brick, dude.
RD: Has your success surprised you?
Smith: For a long time now, I have been beyond anything that I ever dreamed. I just put my head down and run hard, and I am almost always surprised when I look up and see where I am.
[ add comment ] | permalink | related link |
( 3 / 8635 )
Install Froogle Product Search Engine (For Firefox 2.0)
Install Froogle Product Search Engine (For Firefox 1.5)
[ add comment ] | permalink | related link |
( 3 / 4208 )Let it Be
The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney)
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.
And when the night is cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
[ add comment ] | permalink | related link |
( 3 / 8495 )
Install Baidu Music Search Engine (For Firefox 2.0)
Install Baidu Music Search Engine (For Firefox 1.5)
[ add comment ] | permalink | related link |
( 3 / 7780 )function openwin(mylink)
{
if (! window.focus)
return true;
var mywin;
mywin=window.open(mylink,'WidowName','width=700,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=yes');
mywin.location.assign(mylink);
mywin.location.reload(true);
return false;
}
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="jaavscript:openwin('URL') " >
javascript:void(0) will not affect hyper link style.
[ add comment ] | permalink | related link |
( 3 / 659 )
Back Next
Avatar
