Maxims that Have influenced Your Life

Maxims that Have influenced Your Life

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Benten

675 posts

170 months

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

5,863 posts

95 months

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


jfdi

821 posts

162 months

Terminator X said:
JFDI.

TX.
What ?

Super Sonic

2,612 posts

41 months

Tango13 said:
If you can't dazzle them with brains baffle them with bullst
If you can't dazzle them with DIAMONDS...

Byker28i

49,373 posts

204 months

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

193 posts

90 months

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

40,853 posts

137 months

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

Cardiff_Exile

323 posts

163 months

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

3,406 posts

202 months

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

Blue62

7,570 posts

139 months

Tuesday
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phil1979 said:
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
smile
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

638 posts

4 months

Tuesday
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jfdi said:
Terminator X said:
JFDI.

TX.
What ?
Took me a second but giggling.

TwigtheWonderkid

40,853 posts

137 months

Tuesday
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Blue62 said:
smile
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

674 posts

100 months

Tuesday
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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

8,384 posts

216 months

Tuesday
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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

3,753 posts

42 months

Tuesday
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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

8,320 posts

218 months

Tuesday
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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.

EmailAddress

9,690 posts

205 months

Tuesday
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Certainly crossed a boundary with this one...



1999

Strangely Brown

8,320 posts

218 months

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

... or was that an advert.

Blatter

815 posts

178 months

Tuesday
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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.

EmailAddress

9,690 posts

205 months

Tuesday
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Blatter 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.
To paraphrase:

If you're not early, you're late.
Definitely someone that doesn't use the public rail network.