Maxims that Have influenced Your Life

[Johnspex]

There's no such thing as an empty gun.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Turnover is for vanity, profit is for sanity. Enron had a turnover of billions, but my window cleaner was making more money and is still in business.

If you're in a negotiation, and you're not sure who's getting the worst end of the deal, it's you.

Never try and rationalise something that is wrong.

A business that occasionally gets it wrong but is brilliant and putting it right, can often leave a better impression than a business that didn't get it wrong in the first place. A mistake is a chance to gain a customer for life.

[Big_Dog]

My mate I used to shoot clays with. "If you are missing do something different". Unfortunately cancer got him last year. His shooting advice is however relevant to loads of things.
Oh and I always ask myself, What would Scooby do?

[dunkind]

I was once told never work with kids and animals. That bit of advice stood me in good stead when I worked in the porn film industry.

[cheesejunkie]

Johnspex said:

There's no such thing as an empty gun.

Apart from the indisputable fact that there is such a thing as an empty gun I take your point .

It’s a useful maxim and doesn’t have to be true to be valid.

[ClaphamGT3]

Slowboathome said:

Someone on here said:

'Once you get good at making excuses you'll never be good at anything else.'

"Failure plus excuses does not equal success" as one former CEO of mine used to say

[Pixelpeep Electric]

dunkind said:

I was once told never work with kids and animals. That bit of advice stood me in good stead when I worked in the porn film industry.

[Super Sonic]

Prolex-UK said:

On betting

You never see a poor bookie

Edited by Prolex-UK on Saturday 18th March 12:56

You never see a casino go bankrupt...

[Skyedriver]

cheesejunkie said:

littleredrooster said:

Maxims of aging, stolen from the Big Yin:

Never pass a toilet

Never trust a fart

Never waste an erection.

The big yin is a great source of quotes. Seen him live many times and hurt laughing.

On the back of your comment I decided to Google and quite like this one

One sex therapist claims that the most effective way to arouse your man is to spend 10 minutes licking his ears. Personally, I think its bks.

There are so many of his jokes and one liners that have stayed with me since the seventies, from Bob the tank driver to the Piano teacher and much much more.

Anyway Maxims, had a few Double Maxims in my time, shouldn't admit to that though, Mackem brewery...

[Prolex-UK]

Super Sonic said:

Prolex-UK said:

On betting

You never see a poor bookie

Edited by Prolex-UK on Saturday 18th March 12:56

You never see a casino go bankrupt...

Was related to horse racing. From my dad. His dad liked a bet too much. Cost his dad his business and messed up the family...

Trump had a casino that went bust BTW

[bigpriest]

Doesn't apply to many people these days:

Never slam the phone down, the other person has no idea you've slammed it down and you've probably damaged your phone.

[pequod]

''The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.''

Whilst being a pangram, and being used by copy typists for practising their skills since the invention of the typewriter, I consider this was also a Maxim for the young girls of the typists pool?

Edited by pequod on Saturday 18th March 17:02

[Punctilio]

A thirsty man is a man who is surrounded by water.

[Fusion777]

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.

Bit trite, but some truth in it-

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

[DodgyGeezer]

Don't let heroes get your kicks for you, it's up to you and no-one else

[remedy]

2 for me:

A man that never makes a mistake never makes anything.

Great things are not done by those who sit down and count the cost of every thought and act.

I love recounting the 2nd one to accountants.

[pequod]

remedy said:

2 for me:

A man that never makes a mistake never makes anything.

Great things are not done by those who sit down and count the cost of every thought and act.

I love recounting the 2nd one to accountants.

IKB had many issues with financial backers, and ultimately a Great Engineer needs the money to make it so, and must be a fellow of some influence in the matters of accountancy?

[Jonquil]

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

[remedy]

pequod said:

remedy said:

2 for me:

A man that never makes a mistake never makes anything.

Great things are not done by those who sit down and count the cost of every thought and act.

I love recounting the 2nd one to accountants.

IKB had many issues with financial backers, and ultimately a Great Engineer needs the money to make it so, and must be a fellow of some influence in the matters of accountancy?

Indeed. A quote by William Gooch, his understudy

[Niponeoff]

Add my boss once said:

There will be two outcomes to this job.

Finish it. Or Come up with a story.

Don't come up with a story.