surefire Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 I thought it would be interesting to jot down the best "pearls of wisdom" you've received or quotes that you've found to be useful. Let's see where this goes. You can list as many "pearls" as you want. Feel free to reference the source. Can be about life, business, love, whatever. I'll start: Business: "Make it a point to keep on the look out for novel and interesting ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in adaptation to the probelm you are currently working on." Thomas Edison (ie don't reinvent the wheel) Life: "Life is a series of decisions that you have to make with insufficient information." My father Quote
leezard Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 From my mom that passed away last year, "Fake it till you make it" Quote
jimzdat Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 I forget exactly where it's from, but I always liked this one: Illegitimati Noli Carborundum I'll let ya all think about it for awhile before I put it in English--maybe someone around here will know the translation from Latin Quote
boxturt Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 "Don't be ashamed for what you don't have but be proud of what you do have." (rough German to English said by my father in law when I think he was really suggesting I needed to paint the house) Quote
TCH-Don Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 I forget exactly where it's from, but I always liked this one: Illegitimati Noli Carborundum I'll let ya all think about it for awhile before I put it in English--maybe someone around here will know the translation from Latin Should that be "Illegitimati non carborundum"? not sure, but agree (dltbwyd) Quote
borfast Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Humm... you guys are going to have to tell me to shutup on this thread... I have the most huge file filled with great wise quotes Some of these are a bit deep so if you don't get them at first, keep them in your head and sooner or later you'll be confrontated with a situation that will make it clear to you. At least that's what happened with me Here we go: "I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it scattered on beaches all over the world. Maybe you've seen some of it." - Steven Wright Quote
imadsurfer Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 "How much deeper would the ocean be if there weren't any sponges"? Steven Wright ImaD Quote
jimzdat Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 You may be right turtle, I've seen it spelled both ways--we had it engraved on a plaque in our workshop when I was stationed in San Diego--the best we got was from the UCSD Language Dept: "Loosely translated, 'Don't let the bast***s grind you down'" Quote
Lianna Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz Quote
SEO Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 "Simplify" Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is a dream. Today is a gift... that is why we call it the present. To achieve all that is possible we must attempt the impossible. To be as much as we can be, we must dream of being more. Quote
Lianna Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 "Good brings good. Evil brings evil. You choose." What it means to me: your choices dictate their outcome. I don't know that there is an "author" of this saying. I have heard it most of my life and now my son is learning by it's thruth. In my mind, it allows for no blame to be placed on others for the consequences of your own actions. You are the master of your own life. You have the power to bring good into your life and the lives of those around you. You also have the power to destruct and can only expect destruction in return. Quote
SEO Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 My very favorite: The Way to Freedom from Care and Pain So think as if your every thought were to be etched in fire upon the sky for all and everything to see. For so, in truth, it is. So speak as if the world entire were but a single ear intent on hearing what you say. And so, in truth, it is. So do as if your every deed were to recoil upon your heads. And so, in truth, it does. So wish as if you were the wish. And so, in truth, you are. So live as if your God Himself had need of you His life to live. And so, in truth, He does. From The Book of Mirdad, Mikhail Naimy Quote
T-4-L Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills;we shall never surrender." -Sir Winston Churchill Quote
greatfolios sysop Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 To argue your limitations is to accept them.... (unknown) Quote
greatfolios sysop Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 I respect you too much to listen to your opinion.... (Me to my boss last year while discussing politics!) Quote
borfast Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 "Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground." - Unknown Quote
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