What's the wisest thing anyones ever said to you?

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: marleymarl
Never get involved in a land war in Asia

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line

Ah haa haa ahahahaa hahahahaha haahaahaha aaah ha!


*dies*

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: djheater
My Dad came through an abusive and broken home and severe alcoholism. By the end of his life he was 31 years sober and had sponsored hundreds of drunks. 14 people of the 200 who attended his funeral stood up to speak and directly credited him with saving their lives.
It's his wisdom, he earned it, not me.

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I think in your case, that is a good thing.
It sounds like your father was truly a great man.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: djheater
Generally, you can be right, or you can be happy.

/RIP Dad....

is that the same as ignorance is bliss?

No, it means there are very few things worth sacrificing your happiness for. It's expecially important when you have a family.

This is not intended to mean that one should put aside one's convictions for the sake of happiness. The implication is that happiness is a state we should cherish and endeavor to preserve. Fighting, arguing about nonsense, putting your own ego before the happiness of yourself and your loved ones is stupid, and ultimately worthless.

Further, to BrownTown, the "dark side" will always be there, if you've never acknowledged it you're ignorant. Having acknowledged it, to dwell there, for sake of adding perspective, is egocentric. Acknowledge the negative but endeavor to creat and preserve the positive.

That is fvcking brilliance!
I wish I would have thought of things that way before.
But, I've always been too big a fan of arguing about nothing just so I could be right.

djheater You are a genuine wise man. Thank you.

My Dad came through an abusive and broken home and severe alcoholism. By the end of his life he was 31 years sober and had sponsored hundreds of drunks. 14 people of the 200 who attended his funeral stood up to speak and directly credited him with saving their lives.
It's his wisdom, he earned it, not me.

That's very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

 

[MaverickBP]

I was standing outside the DMV smoking when I heard two ladies talking about the gravity of their problems. All of a sudden one of the ladies comes out with a comment that rang so true in my ears that i'll never forget it...

"Ya we all got problems. But at least we got problems of the living."

Think about it. Sure we all have our own set of problems, but at least we're alive to attempt to resolve them. I think about that saying each time i'm feeling down.

Also see a quote from Bruce Lee in my sig...

 

[CTrain]

One day a chef saw me primping myself in the bathroom and said
"girls don't like short guys"
So true, so true.

 

[Wheezer]

"opinions are like a**holes- everybody has one"

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: BoomerD
If you ain't cheatin...you ain't tryin...

wtf

One of my drill sergeants in boot camp told us that. It was in relation to fighting/combat. He said that no one remembers who came in second, and that in combat, coming in second might make you dead last...that there's no such thing as a "fair fight,", unless you lost and whine that the other guy "didn't fight fair." It's your duty in a fight to be the victor...at any cost...so you can walk away to fight another day...

(BTW, It's NOT how you play the game...it IS whether you win or lose!)

Ok, I will admit this makes sense from the perspective of the military, but in no other way is winning at all costs the right way to go about things. If you aren't good enough to win fair and square, then you simply don't deserve to win.

life isn't fair grumpy, lighten up

Exactly. If you aren't cheating, then you deserve to lose.

 

[Jeff7]

The Force will be with you. Always.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I had an interview once and the hiring manager was talking about how the job might not be major related, but it builds skills that will be useful to whatever job I go off to. He then went off to explain how the job would be and how I would be designing stuff, and then testing to requirements, and blah blah. It was more of a general overview of what good design techniques are which you use at any job. I later turned down the offer, but I thought his words were wise, and it probably would've been a fun job.

He also mentioned to me about deliverables. Just like with any job, all that matters is deliverables. He told me that I could get wasted some nights and come in late... maybe later I would be able to work from home, but in the end as long as I delivered, he would be satisfied.

 

[GeekDrew]

"With great power comes great responsibility."

Yeah, 'twas made famous by SpiderMan, but I heard it as a kid, from my grandparents, long before they had any idea what I'd end up doing as a career.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Perception is Reality.

That is one of my favorites. It is the ultimate truth in this world.

I like what someone said at work once (as a joke).

I was complaining about how I hated work several years ago. His response: "It's not called euphoria".

I remember that when things get sucky at work.

 

[MyThirdEye]

If you buy quality, you only cry once.

 

[overst33r]

At the end of the day, if you have your mind, you have passed one of many tests.