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* Just keep walking! * my latest inspiring quote. (I wish I could make it bold) this quote is not from a book, not a website, not from a blog, but from a pos

* Just keep walking! * my latest inspiring quote. (I wish I could make it bold) this quote is not from a book, not a website, not from a blog, but from a post right here on HN. (and quoted by the OP in another post): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=625644 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=625644 I find quotes with a background/anecdote attached to it more inspiring. They inspire me on a whole different level...much much better than ones in "look before you leap" and the likes in the idiom based quotes league.

ryanwaggoner 17y ago
I actually just quoted that to someone else yesterday :) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=727416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=727416
Shooter 17y ago
Er...it's actually a quote from Johnnie Walker. You know, the booze? Their official tagline is "Keep walking" - but they use "Just keep walking" in many of their advertisements. EX: "There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. Just keep walking. - Johnnie Walker." I first saw the quote "Just Keep Walking" in THIS specific context several years ago when Johnnie Walker published an in-magazine booklet targeted to entrepreneurs. I think it was in Fast Company or Business 2.0. Maybe both of them. I sent off and received a free t-shirt from them with that quote and their logo of a silhouetted man walking. The striding man. The booklet talked about persistence and determination, etc. It was called something like "Just keep walking: A handbook for entrepreneurs." [P.S. - Sorry to ruin your story/anecdote.]
- justlearning 17y ago
  " Sorry to ruin your story/anecdote" ..not at all. I am aware of the johnnie walker whiskey ad. But story that "pj" wrote about his experience in the library meant more than the ad tagline 'keep walking' - in my opinion. I didn't mention about the tagline coincidence - to avoid diluting the meaning. It's akin to the "just do it", which we always see all around, but i see it as an ad, not a motivation.

ryanwaggoner 17y ago

I actually just quoted that to someone else yesterday :) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=727416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=727416

Shooter 17y ago

Er...it's actually a quote from Johnnie Walker. You know, the booze? Their official tagline is "Keep walking" - but they use "Just keep walking" in many of their advertisements. EX: "There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. Just keep walking. - Johnnie Walker." I first saw the quote "Just Keep Walking" in THIS specific context several years ago when Johnnie Walker published an in-magazine booklet targeted to entrepreneurs. I think it was in Fast Company or Business 2.0. Maybe both of them. I sent off and received a free t-shirt from them with that quote and their logo of a silhouetted man walking. The striding man. The booklet talked about persistence and determination, etc. It was called something like "Just keep walking: A handbook for entrepreneurs." [P.S. - Sorry to ruin your story/anecdote.]

justlearning 17y ago
" Sorry to ruin your story/anecdote" ..not at all. I am aware of the johnnie walker whiskey ad. But story that "pj" wrote about his experience in the library meant more than the ad tagline 'keep walking' - in my opinion. I didn't mention about the tagline coincidence - to avoid diluting the meaning. It's akin to the "just do it", which we always see all around, but i see it as an ad, not a motivation.