Quotes/Words you live by?

[GumbyJarvis]

My grandmother always told my older sister and I to "believe". She also said that "no matter how far, how lonely, and how many people have passed you'll always have family"

I always lived by those words. Even having the words "family" and "believe" tattooed on me.
Back at Benning, in the old Comanche 1/81 AR barracks, we had a quote in our bay for my platoon, words of Tecumseh:

"Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart...Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and in the service of your people...
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself...
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose lives are filled with the fear of death, so that when time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."


Probably why my platoon got honor platoon back in OSUT.
Anyway, any words y'all live by?

 

[FowVay]

"Do unto others as you'd have others do unto you."

 

[Rick in PA]

I wasn't a great Boy Scout, but I did take their slogan to heart:
"Be Prepared"

 

[sparky123]

What goes around, comes around."

 

[86cutlass307]

My grandparents & parents taught me at a young age - "I am responsible for my decisions"
And while I am now retired from active duty, I had a career in USAF Search & Rescue; if you haven't seen the Angel of Mercy patch, it says, "That Others May Live"
That's why we do the things we do. Happy New Year everyone!

 

[BobsArmory]

Prior Planning Prevents Pi ss Poor Performance, the 6 P's

 

[bblank]

You don't git paid for what you do. You got paid for what you know.

 

[Astro14]

Theodore Roosevelt: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

This was inscribed on a brass plaque mounted on the quarterdeck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71 - the ship to which I was assigned as a young fighter pilot during my first combat missions in 1991.

Welcome to the Arena, Gumby!

 

[Jarlaxle]

"No good deed goes unpunished."
"Trust is for the stupid."
"Do unto others before they do unto you."

 

[Olas]

You should trust someone until they give you a reason not to, but you shouldn't respect them until they've earned it.

 

[earlyre]

K.I.S.S. - Keep it simple,stupid.
Failure is always an option
anything that can go wrong, will.

Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.

no worries/don't sweat the small stuff

 

[JerryBob]

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
-- Thomas A. Edison

"Buy an expensive tool and you'll regret it once. Buy a cheap tool and you'll regret it every time you use it"
--Unknown

 

[demarpaint]

I'm not sure if this counts but: Oh Sh...........t. No good deed goes unpunished. What can go wrong will go wrong. Don't sweat the small stuff. It could be worse. There's a few more that involve some heavy duty curses.

 

[Donald]

Don't sweat the small stuff.

 

[R80RS]

There are two from my grandfather that I have kept with me all my life:

"Advice you get for nothing is generally worth just that."

"The saddest day in a man's life is when he decides he will make his living without working for it."

 

[SteveSRT8]

"you are where you are EXACTLY because of the choices YOU made up to now"

A bit harsh but totally true.

Another from my Dad: Don't get financial advice from folks who are broke. Look for 'fruit on the tree'.

 

[RF Overlord]

"You're never too old to be immature."

But seriously, what R80RS said is exactly what's wrong with America today:
Originally Posted By: R80RS
"The saddest day in a man's life is when he decides he will make his living without working for it."

 

[xxch4osxx]

"I'd rather have one and not need it than need one and not have one" Usually referring to firearms.
"You get what you pay for" Is another I use quite frequently.

 

[supton]

Eleanor Roosevelt: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

Do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be "d@mned if you do, and d@mned if you don't."

I've been spending way too much time lately, trying to make the best decision; and I'm slowly realizing that perhaps just making any decision is better than not. Analysis paralysis sucks.

Otherwise, it'd be "do unto others as you'd have them do unto you."

 

[matrass]

treat people how you would like to be treated ( most people do not subscribe to this theory these days as they are 100% self absorbed)

actions speak louder than words



nobody was every brought into this world sarcastic, they have chosen to be that way. ( this applies to all of the people that use the excuse for not dealing well with other people )