Your personal philosophy

**RobQuinnJr** · 03-10-2011, 11:23

Just like the title, what's your personal philosohy? Here's mine:

Anything difficult is worth doing.

The simpliest action has the most complex reaction.

One never forgets, they must forget to remember.

And this last one is from a fortune cookie:

That wasn't chicken.

**Erik** · 03-10-2011, 11:35

1) People are strange.
2) Don't poop where you eat.
3) Behind every a-hole are hemrhoids.
4) Never tap out (except on the mat).
5) Engineering sucks - I should have been a dentist.

**Ramirez** · 03-10-2011, 12:28

store beer in a cold , dark , place

actuaries are accountants without the sex appeal

keep your kids long on hugs, short on pocket money

If you ever win an argument with the wife, apologize immediately and admit you were wrong

**Erik** · 03-10-2011, 12:41

Originally Posted by Ramirez

If you ever win an argument with the wife, apologize immediately and admit you were wrong

That's a good one.

**Cliff Hargrave** · 03-10-2011, 12:51

If you have to think twice, don't do it.

**RobQuinnJr** · 03-10-2011, 14:24

Here's another one:

No one dies a virgin; Life screws us all.

**lfos847** · 03-11-2011, 08:12

1. Prepare
2. Re-Prepare
3. Fix what you did not prepare for

If you acknowledge that the wife is always right you don't have to apologize. Prepare to do it anyway because you are always wrong.

**Jeff Butterworth** · 03-11-2011, 15:34

Learn from the mistakes of others - you won't live long enough to make them all yourself

**Abbax8** · 03-11-2011, 16:19

1) Parenting is NOT for cowards.

2) What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

3) Problems are inevitable, misery is your choice.

4) Never bet on a sure thing.

Dennis

**David Craik** · 03-12-2011, 11:30

Be forced to rely on and be beholden to as few people as possible.

Live well, love passionately, and laugh often.

Worrying affects the outcome of precisely nothing.

Expect the worst and hope for the best; you will never be disappointed, only relieved.

Every so often, pull out your finest china and eat hot dogs from it.

Be polite, be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

**RickMatz** · 03-12-2011, 23:49

I guess we're saying that we are to define our personal philosophies in terms of a collection of aphorisms or quotes.

Philosophy practiced is the goal of learning. - Thoreau
Empty your cup. - From a Zen story
All's well that ends well. - Shakespeare
Self discipline is remembering what you want. Adversity helps you to separate what you want from what you only think you want. - me.
It's easy to be in harmony with the universe when everything is going your way. It's more challenging with the universe doesn't seem to want to cooperate. - me
Know when to stop.
The mind and body reflect one another. - Kushida Sensei
Hold on to the hard things and your mind will open. - Kushida Sensei
You can only do the work. You must do the work. You can't guarantee the results.
You make the life you live.
You can't borrow wisdom; you can't teach experience.
If you can't find the truth right in front of you, where do you expect to find it? - Dogen
Small movement is better than big movement. No movement is better than small movement. - Wang Xiang Zhai
The heart of the study of boxing is to have nature resemble the dragon. - Wang Xiang Zhai

**poetic misjustice** · 03-27-2011, 10:39

here's mine:

never ever forget your anniversary

crying kids don't mean bad parents

never look at your bank balance...it's always less than you think

**Nyuck3x** · 04-15-2011, 12:43

God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author Unknown

**Erik** · 04-15-2011, 12:52

Originally Posted by Nyuck3x

God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author Unknown

That's pretty good!

**Jonathan Randall** · 04-15-2011, 15:33

TANSTAAFL - "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch", from Robert Heinlein

"Life's a *****, then you're murdered", from myself after watching too many episodes of "Criminal Minds".

"Don't assume you have the advantage", my advice to all newly minted black belts

"Politicians lie; that's their job"

"Party politics are the scourge George Washington believed them to be"

"George Washington was a very wise man - particularly in balancing values with real world facts. Learn from him."

**Underdog** · 04-17-2011, 01:00

"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."

"The art of conversation isn't always knowing when to say the right thing, but also knowing when to leave the wrong thing unsaid"

**Mark Jordan** · 04-18-2011, 00:33

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer. ~Jim Carrey

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.