Sayings that have served you well

[anmut]

"Hope is not a strategy"

"The stock market is a means of separating the impatient from their money"

 

[why_fly_high]

“Changes aren’t permanent, but change is”

Line from a Rush song that rings true every day for me.

Actually Rush has one of my favorite quotes as well, "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice."

 

[why_fly_high]

It's better to have lobsters on your piano than crabs on your organ.

 

[WiskyDan]

Actually Rush has one of my favorite quotes as well, "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice."

We could probably go on forever with great snippets from Rush songs.

 

[why_fly_high]

I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed soldier.

 

[Miitch]

Old College Professor told me this one: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"

But I have also tried to live by: "If people say 'you can't do it', do it twice. And take pictures"

 

[diveDave]

Old College Professor told me this one: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"

But I have also tried to live by: "If people say 'you can't do it', then do it twice. And take pictures"

My college professor was also a wise person and always told me : "Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now."
I don't know if he invented it or not, but this quote always helps me.

 

[Miitch]

My college professor was also a wise person and always told me : "Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now."
I don't know if he invented it or not, but this quote always helps me.

That is a good quote - original or not. Profs always seem to be a tad bit wiser than most...

Although, thinking back on the quote my Prof had said to us: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"... Maybe not the first thing i'd want to hear coming from the professor in a classroom full of students LOL i would HOPE he was the smartest in THAT room anyway ?

 

[why_fly_high]

That is a good quote - original or not. Profs always seem to be a tad bit wiser than most...

Although, thinking back on the quote my Prof had said to us: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"... Maybe not the first thing i'd want to hear coming from the professor in a classroom full of students LOL i would HOPE he was the smartest in THAT room anyway ?

I have a few friends who are professors. I would bet they are the first to tell you they hope at least a few of their students are smarter than them. They might not be as educated yet but may be smarter.

 

[Dean P]

That is a good quote - original or not. Profs always seem to be a tad bit wiser than most...

Although, thinking back on the quote my Prof had said to us: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"... Maybe not the first thing i'd want to hear coming from the professor in a classroom full of students LOL i would HOPE he was the smartest in THAT room anyway ?

LOL, did the professor leave the room?

 

[WV Hillbilly]

The one I like to use when buying something:
You can shear a sheep many times but you can only skin it once.

 

[Miitch]

LOL, did the professor leave the room?

Only when i walked in

 

[Dixie Highway]

I tend to use this one a lot, and it serves me well in many situations-
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
Works in my private as well as my professional life.

“Everyone wants to go to the party, nobody wants to stay and help clean up”

 

[TimW451]

Better late than pregnant.

 

[GTBRMC]

"What goes around, comes around"

My high school physics teacher's motto. He inspired me to pursue engineering, and I have many reasons to thank him for that.

 

[Scboater]

"It is what it is"

I was just fixing to post this. My wife hates when I say it.

 

[Gunner]

Always good saying for a boss having a bad day "Heavy is the head that wears the crown". They generally didn't appreciate my insight!!

 

[Dean P]

Always good saying for a boss having a bad day "Heavy is the head that wears the crown". They generally didn't appreciate my insight!!

LOL, I tell my guys that "My job is to get you close". They too hate it when I say that.

 

[McMark]

If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is.

 

[TimW451]

If you can be late, you can be on time.