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Do you have a personal motto?
- Thread starter John Marston
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Slicker than your average
Banned
Pump and dump
cash_longfellow
Gold Member
If only my 18, 22, 26, 31, 34, and 40 year old self knew that!If only my 18 year old self retroactively knew that!
Thank you Yoda
But seriously
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NinjaBoiX
Member
“I wouldn’t want to be part of any club that would be willing to have me as a member.”
I’ve embellished a Groucho Marx gag, but I subscribe to the sentiment.
“Plan for the worst, hope for the best.”
I’ve embellished a Groucho Marx gag, but I subscribe to the sentiment.
The top two are definitely ones of mine too, I guess both can be condensed into:
“Plan for the worst, hope for the best.”
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phaedrus
Member
One that I always come back to:
NoLootBoxDev
Member
I will take my father's one in Spanish : si no sabe hacer las cosas bien, mejor no haga ni mierda
Translation: If you don't know how to do things right, you better not do shit.
Translation: If you don't know how to do things right, you better not do shit.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
A yellow light at a stop is the same as a green.
JC 1080P CRT
Member
"If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."
Constantly seek people who know more than you about certain hobbies, professions, and fields of knowledge.
Constantly seek people who know more than you about certain hobbies, professions, and fields of knowledge.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
“Boy do I hate being right all the time.”
- Ian Malcolm
- Ian Malcolm
Roxkis_ii
Member
I seen a line in a soda ad at a bus stop that stuck with me.
Be ambitious, not thirsty.
I kinda took it as do things because you want to, not because you need to.
I feel like it maps on to so many things in life.
Its better to approach people from a perceptive of interest,
(Attractive, similar interest, good vibes)
then to approach approach from a place of need.
(I'm so lonely, or I really need something)
I think that's why I prefer to be a more independent person. If i can take care of myself, I have no need to be thirsty.
Be ambitious, not thirsty.
I kinda took it as do things because you want to, not because you need to.
I feel like it maps on to so many things in life.
Its better to approach people from a perceptive of interest,
(Attractive, similar interest, good vibes)
then to approach approach from a place of need.
(I'm so lonely, or I really need something)
I think that's why I prefer to be a more independent person. If i can take care of myself, I have no need to be thirsty.
DeceptiveAlarm
Gold Member
Wu-Tang is for the children.
AJUMP23
Member
Caesar was ambitious.
Shifty1897
Member
"Team No Pull Out"
John Bilbo
Member
No coke for Caesar men
ProgenitorCastle
Banned
My current one is "live and let live"
Another one I like is "Forget all your sorrow, don't live in the past, and look to the future 'cuz life is too fast ya know"
Another one I like is "Forget all your sorrow, don't live in the past, and look to the future 'cuz life is too fast ya know"
Pimpollo818
Member
I've always been happy with one I wrote: "culture is the paint with which we color our lives"
it's about my lifelong journey to keep consuming new art (music, games, films, literature, food, etc). Youth is an attitude, a way of living, always growing.
it's about my lifelong journey to keep consuming new art (music, games, films, literature, food, etc). Youth is an attitude, a way of living, always growing.
Grildon Tundy
Member
Anxiety kicks in that I'm being played as a dummy.
But considering if I might be a dummy is what keeps me from being that dummy, or so I like to think.
StabbyStabStabStabStab
Member
...pretty much.
Torrent of Pork
Banned
I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.
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NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
"IF HE DIES HE DIES"
Expanding on my initial post of which I'm not sure if it's a motto persé;
"It is what it is"
Life is dynamic and thus unpredictable.
Generally speaking and in the context of external factors shit happens.
Without going into examples (lie), for myself it's more or less accepting the situation for what it is and deal accordingly depending on the scenario
(context depended, there are tiers ofcourse)
"It is what it is" merely implies a perspective that things are what they are. And depending on the incident/scenario you can find peace of mind and from there on deal with said scenario in whichever way you choose.
Ok, one simple example:
You dropped a glass bottle and it broke. Well. It is what it is. And let's deal accordingly and clean it up and be done with it. It happened. Ofcourse this motto is applicable to non issue's to someone's death. So yeah.
In the end i suppose it's a way of dealing with the dynamic nature of life and be accepting and or with peace which has transpired. I personally (have yet "knocks on wood") use it for relative minor scenarios. And to be clear this goes for both external factors playing a role in creating a scenario or something you've done yourself (not talking about predicated murder OF)
It's usage can help or be deemed not caring depending on the person, scenario and overal context.
Sorry for the long post. Guess i wrote it more for myself then the reader.
But then again, it is what it is.
Expanding on my initial post of which I'm not sure if it's a motto persé;
"It is what it is"
Life is dynamic and thus unpredictable.
Generally speaking and in the context of external factors shit happens.
Without going into examples (lie), for myself it's more or less accepting the situation for what it is and deal accordingly depending on the scenario
(context depended, there are tiers ofcourse)
"It is what it is" merely implies a perspective that things are what they are. And depending on the incident/scenario you can find peace of mind and from there on deal with said scenario in whichever way you choose.
Ok, one simple example:
You dropped a glass bottle and it broke. Well. It is what it is. And let's deal accordingly and clean it up and be done with it. It happened. Ofcourse this motto is applicable to non issue's to someone's death. So yeah.
In the end i suppose it's a way of dealing with the dynamic nature of life and be accepting and or with peace which has transpired. I personally (have yet "knocks on wood") use it for relative minor scenarios. And to be clear this goes for both external factors playing a role in creating a scenario or something you've done yourself (not talking about predicated murder OF)
It's usage can help or be deemed not caring depending on the person, scenario and overal context.
Sorry for the long post. Guess i wrote it more for myself then the reader.
But then again, it is what it is.
FunkMiller
Member
I'm just curious if any of you have a guiding principle, or a short phrase defining your purpose or "inner spirit".
Mine is "Be Here Now", inspired by actor Andy Whitfield. I saw a documentary on Netflix about his cancer ordeal and decided to get the same tattoo he had 2 weeks before starting my chemotherapy in 2018.
It keeps me grounded and I do look at it once in a while
And as a former degenerate alcoholic drunk ass bum there's another motto I keep close to my heart:
"Once is a mistake, twice is a decision".
What are your guiding principles or philosophy?
And yes funny or wiseass answers are also welcomed
I was in Sydney when Andy died. It hit hard. He was so good in Spartacus, and I genuinely think he was on the brink of a huge career. A far, far bigger loss than anybody realised then, or now. He sounded like an absolutely beautiful human being, and someone with charisma for miles.
As for a motto, I always think of Stephen King's one:
"It's a long way back to Eden sweetheart, so don't sweat the small stuff."
Life is hard. Don't make it harder by worrying about the inconsequential things.
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Fools idol
Banned
Be greedy when others are fearful, be fearful when others are greedy.
It's what made me rich.
I believe the original comes from Warren buffet. Also known as 'buy when the americans are selling, sell when the americans are buying'
works every time on any stock tbh
It's what made me rich.
I believe the original comes from Warren buffet. Also known as 'buy when the americans are selling, sell when the americans are buying'
works every time on any stock tbh
