A Lot o' Mottos: What are your words to live by?

[Novella]

Being a photographer:

Shoot first. Ask questions later.

lol

The avatar's great too!

 

[Nigel]

Not sure if it's classed as a motto but "to be old and wise, first you have to be young and stupid" has always sounded good to me.

 

[Diamondback]

Even though I don't belong to either organization:
"Semper Fidelis"--U.S. Marine Corps motto: "Always Faithful"
"That Others May Live"--USAF Pararescue

 

[LadyStardust]

I've always liked:

"It is better to remain silent and be presumed a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt."
lol

 

[Sweet Polly Purebred]

I've always liked:

"It is better to remain silent and be presumed a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt."
lol

Great minds think alike, Lady S! I was just about to post that as mine!

Instead I'll add this "Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."

 

[Zig2k143]

This was always my motto for losing weight...

Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.

~ Earl Nightingale

 

[Senator Jack]

Whatever it is, I'm against it - Groucho Marx

 

[HadleyH]

and my motto,my favorite ever.

_____ He Who Dares, Wins______

 

[pretty faythe]

"If you are going through hell, keep going."

......don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there

 

[pretty faythe]

When you assume something you make an a$$ out of u and me.
So ask questions!!!!

 

[cooncatbob]

Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.
"Texas Bix Bender"

 

[Diamondback]

I've always liked:

"It is better to remain silent and be presumed a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt."

Great minds think alike, Lady S! I was just about to post that as mine!

Indeed, another good one, ladies. Of course, the guy who said it was CIA...

_____ He Who Dares, Wins______

Just a little bit SAS commando at heart there, Ms. Hadley?

 

[jamespowers]

It is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

 

[The Wolf]

Advice from fictional characters

Dean Wormer's advice to Flounder is some I've used: "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
The advice Sky Masterson's dad gave him (condensed), "never take a sucker bet."
My dad used to quote advice from Max Schulman's "Sleep Till Noon" but it isn't appropriate here.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

My motto is in my signature.
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[MrNewportCustom]

One of my more recent favorites: "The trouble with truth, however, is that supply always exceeds demand." - Kinky Friedman


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"We're all worm bait waiting to happen. It's what you do while you wait that matters." - also Kinky Friedman

 

[Spitfire]

Same as my signature....The sky is NOT the limit. The ground is!

 

[scotrace]

Just encountered this:

A man might be forgiven the kiss to which he was not entitled, but never the kiss he didn't have the initiative to claim.

Rather all-purpose, that.

 

[TaxMan1]

4 Simple Words..............
Nobody owes you anything!

 

[carebear]

Just encountered this:

A man might be forgiven the kiss to which he was not entitled, but never the kiss he didn't have the initiative to claim.

Rather all-purpose, that.

On a similar note.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky

 

[Rafter]

Too many people overvalue what they are not,
and undervalue what they are.

Tough and funny and a little bit kind,
that is as near to perfection as I can be.