Quotes
| THE QUOTE | SAID BY THIS PERSON | NARRATIVE |
| "The integrity of a person is the measure of how consistent that person is from the inside to the outside." |
Ned C. Hill | |
| "The three most important things to remember in life are to: (1) work hard (2) be yourself and (3) do the right thing" | Former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell | Shared with Mr. Mendiburu by Dr. Larry
Reider December 4, 2001 |
| "We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." | Kenji Miyazawa | |
| "Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive." | Andy Grove, Chairman and Co-Founder of Intel | |
| "Leaders...be clear, be concise, stay open-minded." | ||
| "I don't agree with people when they say to let things happen. I say we need to make things happen!" | Brian J. Mendiburu, Founder/President of Mendiburu Magic Foundation | Mendiburu speaking to a graduating class from CSUB in 2004 |
"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, eat well, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin." |
Unknown | |
"You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give." |
40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan and Sir Winston Churchill | |
“There are a billion people the on this planet. What does any life really mean, but in a marriage you are promising to care about everything-the good things, the bad things, terrible things, the mundane things-all of it, all of the time. You are saying that your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice. Your life will not go unwittnessed because I will be your witness.” |
-Susan Sarandon, Shall We Dance |
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| "Give back in order to move forward" | Brian Mendiburu | |
| "People will judge you according to your own convictions." | Dexter King | Son of Martin Luther Kin, Jr. |
| "It is easy to make a buck. It is a lot tougher to make a difference." | Tom Brokaw, NBC News | |
| "You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist." | Author Unknown | |
| "My two favorite things in life are politics and basketball. They are two very different things. Unlike politics, you cannot spin the outcome of sports, a win is a win and a loss cannot be anything more then a loss. They are both competitive but there is really nothing political about sports (the game), other then that. Go figure." | Brian Mendiburu | |
| "Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience." | Victoria Holt, 1906-1993 | |
| "Where integrity meets creativity, vision naturally grows." | Pat McHenry Sullivan, Business Consultant | |
| "Life Changes. Growth is Optional. Choose Wisely." | ||
| "Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained." | Arthur Roche, 1883-1935 | |
| "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." | Dr. Jim Tunney, Feb. 26, 2002 | Former NFL Official and Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan Soul. |
| "While it is nice to be important, it is more important to be nice." | ||
| "Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders." | Bob Moaward, Business Leader and Former Executive | |
| "We are not in this world to compete against eacother; but instead we are to complete eachother." | Bill McCartney, University of Colorado Head Football Coach and Founder of Promise Keepers of America | Provided to Mr. Mendiburu by Dr. Ken Blanchard, Author of the One-Minute Manager, March 6, 2002 |
| "In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock." | Thomas Jefferson | |
| "Hope is alive when people remember." | Simon Wiesenthal | Founder, Museum of Tolerance |
| "If somebody expects a lot from you that usally means that they think a lot of you." | Andre Agassi, Professional Tennis Player | |
| "Be mindful that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige; but on relationships with people that you love and respect." | Valerie Mendiburu, Mendiburu Magic Foundation Vice President of Public Affairs | |
| "All that is essential for evil to exist is that good men do nothing." | Edmond Burke | |
| "The greatest good you can do another is not just to share your own riches, but to reveal him his very own." | Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman | |
| "Often times compasion is confused with kindness. Compassion is a mindset and kindness is purely action. Find compassion in your own life...it may be the most meaningful habit of all." | Brian J. Mendiburu, Founder of the Mendiburu Magic Foundation during November 14 speech in 2002 | |
“Never pass up an opportunity to be quiet and listen.” |
Lee Vasquez, South Bakersfield High School, Principal | |
“Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.”
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Unknown |
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“You can either use your past experiences as an excuse or you can take personal responsibility and become the person you want to become.”
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Unknown |
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| "I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got." | Walter Cronkite | |
| "When you are moving forward...you will stumble at times. I always stumble but that is OK. Some people just choose to stay still and remain stagnant so that they don't ever stumble. How boring!" | Brian Mendiburu |
The
Dash Poem (Linda Ellis)
Provided to Mr. Mendiburu by Mrs. Yvonne Lopez, 2002
I read
of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the
beginning ...to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth and
spoke of the second with tears.
But he said that what mattered most of all was the "dash"
between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that she spent
alive on this earth.
And now, only those who loved her know what that little
line is worth.
For it matters not how much we own: the cars, the house,
the cash.
What matters is how we live and love and how we spend
our
"dash".
So think about this long and hard. Are there things
you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left. You could
be at
"dash-mid-range".
If we could just slow down enough to consider what's
true and what's real.
And always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more.
And love the people in our lives like we've never loved
before.
If we treat each other with respect, and more often
wear a smile.
Remembering that this special "dash" might
only last a while.
So when your eulogy is being read with your life's
actions to rehash.
Will you be pleased with the things they have to say
about how you spent your "dash"?
1st Annual Lights On After-School Central California Youth Charity
Basketball Extravaganza (October 11, 2001)
The
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County-Pacific Region
(Back Row, L-R) Assistant Bakersfield Fire Chief-Tyler Hartley, KBAK Channel 29 Sports Director-Greg Kerr, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bakersfield Teen Coordinator-Paul Portillo, CSUB Mens Basketball Head Coach-Henry Clark, (Middle Row, L-R) East Bakersfield High School Boys Basketball Head Coach-Milt Henderson, Kern County Sheriff-Carl Sparks, Founder/President of Tel-Tec Security Inc.-Morgan Clayton, President of Stinson's Stationers-Ben Stinson, Assistant Operations Manager for Hall Ambulance Service Inc.-Jon Surface, (Front Row, L-R) Youth Service Director for Bakersfield City School District-Lewis Neal, Director of Program Services for Boys & Girls Clubs of Bakersfield and Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Coach for East Bakersfield High School-Brian Mendiburu, California State Assemblyman-Dean Florez, Assistant Bakersfield Police Chief-Bill Rector, Operations Manager Central California Pepsi Bottling-Robert Lee
MR.
& MRS. ZANE L. SMITH
(L-R) Valerie Lopez (now Mendiburu), Brian Mendiburu, Amy Smith, and Zane Smith in Orange County, CA. The friends were in the Wyndham Hotel after watching the Broadway Musical, Phantom of the Opera August 11, 2002.
"Zane has been amazing to this family and was so good to my mom. The Mendiburu family is a fan of anything that Zane is involved with. This foundation is partially a reality because of this man." says the Founder/President, Brian Mendiburu on December 30, 2001. The two men have worked together as administrators for The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County since 1996 and formed one of the strongest friendships in Mr. Mendiburu's personal life.
COACH MILTON HENDERSON, SR.
Founder/President, Brian Mendiburu hanging out with his high school basketball coach Milt Henderson in 1999. Coach Henderson is the Head Coach at East Bakersfield High School and Brian coached the Junior Varsity Boys at his alma mater (1997-2003). The two have been associates and friends since 1990 and Mr. Henderson and his family have supported the foundation since its inception.