Maxims that Have influenced Your Life

[Benten]

Better having a sore face than a red face.

Basically means you have to fight your corner and even if you come out worse it's better than not fighting at all.

[bmwmike]

"60% of the time, it works every time".

[jfdi]

Terminator X said:

JFDI.

TX.

What ?

[Super Sonic]

Tango13 said:

If you can't dazzle them with brains baffle them with bullst

If you can't dazzle them with DIAMONDS...

[Byker28i]

Fastchas said:

I heard Shearer say on MOTD a few weeks ago that I’ve always lived by;

To be early, is to be on time.
To be on time, is to be late.
To be late, is to be unacceptable.

Armed forces that, if you're on time you're late

[C5_Steve]

Byker28i said:

Fastchas said:

I heard Shearer say on MOTD a few weeks ago that I’ve always lived by;

To be early, is to be on time.
To be on time, is to be late.
To be late, is to be unacceptable.

Armed forces that, if you're on time you're late

I prefer:

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

While you're waiting to find your preferred job, get a job.

[Cardiff_Exile]

As mentioned 'buy cheap, buy twice'

Aside form that, Kenny Rogers! What a song to live life by...

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

[phil1979]

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.

[Blue62]

phil1979 said:

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.

My dad (he was a teacher) told me never promise a child anything unless you’re prepared to meet the promise and never threaten a child unless you’re prepared to see it through.

As a parent I’ve always remembered it but rarely lived up to it.

[cheesejunkie]

jfdi said:

Terminator X said:

JFDI.

TX.

What ?

Took me a second but giggling.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Blue62 said:

My dad (he was a teacher) told me never promise a child anything unless you’re prepared to meet the promise and never threaten a child unless you’re prepared to see it through.

As a parent I’ve always remembered it but rarely lived up to it.

I always promised myself I wouldn't make the same mistakes raising my kids that my parents made with me. And I stuck to that; I made a whole load of different mistakes.

[TRIUMPHBULLET]

Only a fool worries about things they have no control over, said by my dad 50 odd years ago.
I've been a bloody fool many times and looking back he was right.

[bodhi]

Before you criticise someone walk a mile in their shoes. As you'll be a mile away from them - and you'll have their shoes.

If there is anything you can do about something it's not worth worrying about. If there is nothing you can do - it isn't worth worrying about.

I'm here for a good time, not a long time.


Oh yeah and you know that Baz Luhrmann song about Sunscreen? Pretty much all of that.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

bodhi said:

Oh yeah and you know that Baz Luhrmann song about Sunscreen? Pretty much all of that.

On a similar theme... Make your bed.

[Strangely Brown]

bodhi said:

Oh yeah and you know that Baz Luhrmann song about Sunscreen? Pretty much all of that.

In a similar vein... pretty much most of "Some of it" by Eric Church.

[Strangely Brown]

If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.

... or was that an advert.

[Blatter]

Fastchas said:

I heard Shearer say on MOTD a few weeks ago that I’ve always lived by;

To be early, is to be on time.
To be on time, is to be late.
To be late, is to be unacceptable.

To paraphrase:

If you're not early, you're late.

[thewarlock]

Never put your finger somewhere you wouldn't put your dick.

Undoubtedly saved a digit or two when I've been working on machinery/cars/whatever.

[vulture1]

I like these two from star trek

The Ferengi Rules of Aquisition
9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
and
59. Free advice is seldom cheap.