Favorite Sayings? Philosophy?

[Steve81]

I know one thing: that I know nothing.

 

[j_garcia]

No matter where you go, there you are. - Confucius

 

[ImcLoud]

"it is what it is"
"even a bad plan is better than no plan"
"be yourself, everybody else is taken"
"without music life would be a mistake" Neitzsche
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"

 

[j_garcia]

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"

A different take:

"Mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. -The Great One (Gretzky). I always tell my kids that one when they are apprehensive about trying or doing something new. Even if you fail, you still learn something valuable, so try everything.

 

[Rickster71]

I had posted this in the joke section a while back.
It could pass as a bit of Philosophy too:

The Journey of Man

When I was 13, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend with
big tits.

When I was 16, I got a girlfriend with big tits, but there was no
passion, so I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest for life.

When I was 18 and in college, I dated a passionate girl, but she was
too emotional. Everything was an emergency. She was a drama queen,
cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl
with stability.

When I was 21, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was
totally predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became
so dull that I decided that I needed a girl with some excitement.

When I was 28, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with
her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything.
She did mad, impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy.
She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless.
So I decided to find a girl with some real ambition.

When I turned 35, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted
firmly on the ground, so I married her. She was so ambitious that she
divorced me and took everything I owned.

I am older and wiser now...... I am looking for a girl with big tits.

 

[macddmac]

It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing milkbone underwear - Norm Peterson
If you ain't first, you're last- Ricky Bobby:

 

[sawzalot]

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.


A wise man said Don't cook corn and pee in same pot.

 

[sawzalot]

It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing milkbone underwear - Norm Peterson
If you ain't first, you're last- Ricky Bobby:

Ricky Bobby !!

 

[herbu]

"They don't fly backwards, boys." -- Wingshooting instructor (Most missed shots are behind the bird.)

 

[Matt34]

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. John Wayne

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[Adam]

WWID - What would Irv do?

 

[BMXTRIX]

All British people have plain names and that works pretty well over there. - Paris Hilton

This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have mores. Some people call you the elite -- I call you my base. - George W. Bush

And if I offended you? Ohhh I’m sorry, but maybe you NEED to be offended, but here’s my apology.. and one more thing: F... YOU! - Suicidal Tendencies

 

[j_garcia]

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence. - Ayrton Senna
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[Adam]

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

 

[JMJVK]

Greater Mediocrity Through Diligent Bureaucratic Incompetence

I love that. Sums-up my government in an elegant and efficient six word line.

 

[ImcLoud]

WWID - What would Irv do?

I like this one...

 

[Tomorrow]

I love that. Sums-up my government in an elegant and efficient six word line.

Mine, too.

So here's another aphorism I didn't invent and seems even more accurate....

Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. Sir John Acton

 

[Tomorrow]

A fool and his money can throw a helluva party.

 

[j_garcia]

LOL - A fool and his money are soon PARTIED.

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Forrest Griffin

Quite possibly one of my new favorites of all time:

Genius is insanity...right up until it works. - Forrest Griffin

 

[Midwesthonky]

"Remember, I just have to run faster than you." - Something I tell my kids when they ask if there are bears in the woods.

"We like her. Why is she marrying you?" - My mother on my impending marriage. She always supported us kids...

"I thought her butt looked bigger." - Mom (again) on learning my cousin was pregnant.

"Your misery is our entertainment." - Nuke school instructor to us suffering students

"Beat them with a bag of oranges so it doesn't leave bruises." - Nuke instructor again

"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever." - Shane Falco from "The Replacements"