Eddie on Theodore Roosevelt on Critics

Ironically, Eddie McGuire, now the Mac Daddy of Ch9, is quoting the 32nd American President's "Man in the Arena" speech from 1910 in today's Sunday Herald Sun; Echoing what Dave Winer said about 'fans' vs 'creators' that dont really participate, which Adam Curry also agreed with. Roosevelt's quote, Eddie's favourite :

"..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, "Man in the Arena" Speech given April 23, 1910 : 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)