Favorite sayings about life? Please contribute.

[David G Baker]

Ben,
Guess you missed the Mythbusters episode where they actually did get a pretty good shine by rubbing and rubbing and rubbing.

[Gene Howe]

Ben,
Guess you missed the Mythbusters episode where they actually did get a pretty good shine by rubbing and rubbing and rubbing.

Yep, I missed that one, too. I think I'm glad I did.

[Andy Bardowell]

I’m really detail oriented, my dad isn’t, every time we’re working on a project and I’m fiddling with something trying to get it perfect he’d say…

Let’s get on with it; a man on a galloping horse won’t see it!

[Tim Wagner]

life is like a bowl of cherries, until you get married.

[Dennis Thornton]

Ben,
Guess you missed the Mythbusters episode where they actually did get a pretty good shine by rubbing and rubbing and rubbing.

Isn't that a myth?

[James Harrison]

We have met the enemy and he is us.

[Michael Schapansky]

"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" Murphy's Law

I live my life by that one...

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson

[Vinny Miseo]

I think I read this quote in someone's sig. here, and I really enjoyed it.

"You can do the work of the mind without the hand, but not that of the hand without the mind."

[Jesse Espe]

From a crusty old school Navy Senior Chief to his ornery son:

"Son, if your gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough."
"Boy, you ever hear of the 7 P's?"

Another favorite:

If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute.

[Ben Hatcher]

I’m really detail oriented, my dad isn’t, every time we’re working on a project and I’m fiddling with something trying to get it perfect he’d say…

Let’s get on with it; a man on a galloping horse won’t see it!

My dad and I are the exact opposite. He never gets anything done because he's always looking for the right tool or the proper technique. My grandfather is on the other extreme. He'll make due with whatever even if the end results looks like a turd that no amount of "special attention" from the Mythbusters could ever overcome.

I think that the hardest lesson I've learned in woodworking is when taking the extra time to "do it right" is going to keep you from ruining your project and when it is just wasting time making good enough better.

[Bill Clark De]

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?

27.. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative --

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up..

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

[Michael Stafford]

No amount of prosperity is sufficient to eliminate all misfortune; and sloth is impervious to opportunity. Odd Thomas

[Brent Smith]

'It ain't worth doing, unless it's worth doing to excess"

"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance.....Baffle them with b*llsh*t"

[Kevin French]

I too/also collect say'ns, among other things

Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get stuck into jet engines.

Prespective: No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your
defeats, 99.999...% of the world’s population couldn’t care less.

Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweatty things.

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort.

Leadership by Denial is not a guide on a river in Eygpt.

You’re just jealous because the voices are talking to me.

Nothing is fool-proof because fools are so ingenious.

Vy izzare zo many horzesasses zan zere iz horzes?

Some days it doesn’t pay to chew through the straps

Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else.

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a bad
example for the rest of us.

If you lend someone $20 dollars and you never see them again, it was
probably worth it.

Don’t squat with your spurs on.

Don’t worry it only seems kinky the first time.

Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from
bad judgement.

Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

Generally specking, you aren’t learning much when your mouth is moving.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Remember Desserts spelled backwards is STRESSED.

And one of my own design

“Two roads diverged in a Yellow Wood, and...”
having nailed another checkpoint,
I reset the bezel ring on my compass for the next azimuth,
with a slight offset to the left.
I took a bearing, crossed the road and re-entered the woods.
“... and THAT has made all the difference”.

1955-1975: 35 Elvis Movies. 1975-Present: -Nothing.

Where Do You Find a Dog With No Legs? Right Where You Left Him.

Why Do Gorillas Have Big Nostrils? Because They Have Big Fingers.

[Kevin French]

Mike

I heard it this way

We the willing, lead by the unknown, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much with so little for so long, we are capable of doing anything with nothing.