Best Advice Given, in a Single Sentence

[johnnyradiant]

Somebody once said you can never have enough tools. I spent my evening cleaning the back of my truck out of the tools that had accumulated in it over the week. I did so cursing that persons comment that I took so seriously in life till now. I'm thinking instead of being known as a grumpy old man for the last 25+ years - it's maybe gotta evolve to GOM w/ TMFT: Grumpy Old Man with Too Many Friggin Tools.

When it comes to tools: Never rent when you can buy. My dad taught me that one.

 

[619DioFan]

Never cultivate under your nose what grows wild in the crack of your ***.

You were given a nose to breath through so you can keep your mouth shut.

 

[Perfectstranger]

You can chase a woman until they catch you

 

[ffemtdisp]

1. Know many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe-My Father

2. Don't fall in love with a piece of tail, and marry the whole woman-Jimmy C. (RIP)

 

[zeeway]

This thread is an example of why I keep coming back here. Wisdom comes from unexpected places.

My favorite not previously mentioned comes from a WWII flck about fighter pilots flying in formation, when one of them (Blackie) decides he will dive his plane into a enemy anti aircraft gun....

Blackie, Blackie...don't do it Blackie!

We use that when we are trying to stop each other from doing something stupid.

 

[dinosaur]

Marry a woman that can cook. They can all F***

 

[red61cj5]

"A great leader expects much of himself, a poor one expects much of others"-Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"

"Watch where you're going, remember where you've been"-Charlie Daniels, "Simple Man"

 

[Davefr]

"Be kind to the people you meet on the way up, because you meet the same people on the way down" - Ed Norton

 

[PCO6]

Don't worry about old age ... it doesn't last long.

 

[ez-duzit]

Never trust a fart or waste a *****.

 

[lostmind]

Don't sweat the small stuff----- it's all small stuff

 

[tarmy]

Stupid should hurt...

Do unto other then get the hell outa there...

Son, these decisions you are making right now...are going to affect you WAY more than they affect me....(I have two teenage boys...this gets used alot)...

This too shall pass away...(this is always true...try it)

FU...have a nice day...

 

[bad_idea]

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Luke 12:25

 

[JohnK007]

If your turds float, there's too much fat in your diet.

 

[mrobins297aaa]

If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead....... Johnny Carson

 

[mrobins297aaa]

You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours. yogi berra

 

[mrobins297aaa]

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ........Judy garland

 

[545_days]

Conversation with my dad multiple times

Me: that's not fair...
Dad: Life's not fair

My father had a different response. "You're right, it's not fair."

 

[545_days]

Don't hang around stupid people, doing stupid things in stupid places at stupid times.

 

[mmb617]

If you ever get hit with a bucket of **** be sure you close your eyes.

 

[B.S.A. (ret.)]

"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind"... Humphrey Bogart

"Time flies like an arrow...Fruit flies like a banana" - Groucho Marx

 

[pi_guy]

What you get out of life is proportional to your effort.
&
There is no dress rehearsal for life.

 

[mrobins297aaa]

"you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"

 

[sherlocktk]

If money fixes the problem it's not an actual problem

 

[FTWingRiders]

"when all else fails, get a bigger hammer.." My Dad

 

[jeff lary]

1, Mr Lary, "You will learn more listening than you will talking". ( A vocational school teacher of mine 1979 )

2, If you borrow mine and break it, you will have to go buy me another one. Its best if you just buy your own to begin win with ( Me )

3, Throw money at it till the problem goes away ( unknown)

4) When in a meeting you don't need to fill the silences ( Me, a reminder I tell myself )

5) I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than have to have a frontal lobotomy ( from a great mechanic I used to work with)

 

[PugetDude]

Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.

 

[Lassen Forge]

If you can't find the solution - change the problem.

 

[Chickenpants]

Stop using your teeth as wire strippers

 

[B.S.A. (ret.)]

"when all else fails, get a bigger hammer.." My Dad

Reminds me of what my Dad (a Toolmaker by trade) used to tell me when I would be getting frustrated and about to break something:

"Never force anything, get a bigger hammer - that's why they make them in different sizes".

He then would show me a simpler, smarter way to accomplish the job without ruining anything. Those lessons have stayed with me for all of my life.

 

[mrobins297aaa]

I saw that trailer at BBS' US Headquarters by Road Atlanta.

Tommy

yep that's cool

 

[mrobins297aaa]

“Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack, off a horse, and helping your uncle ******** a horse.”

 

[fowldarr]

"You can catch more flies with honey then vinegar, but you still have to muck the stalls"

-grandpa-


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[Thumper68]

"The only true failure is quitting" ~ Me

" Try and learn something everyday"

A kind word to a stranger can make their day and yours.

 

[Tim Kennedy]

From 'Hillstreet Blues:
"Be careful out there & remember: Let's get them before they get us"

 

[MatBirch]

"Quit thinking about what you're going to say next, instead of listening to what you're being told".

 

[homeschool]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Don't sweat the petty stuff....pet the sweaty stuff.

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[jkeyser14]

Remove the fill plug before removing the drain plug. You're in a jam if you do it the other way around and can't get the fill plug out.

Jim

Just stick a straw in it if that happens, it acts as a breather tube.

 

[6768rogues]

Drink a lot of water and walk slowly.
To my daughter: Don't trust any guy who says, "Trust me".

 

[dchawk81]

"Don't piss into the wind."

"Don't piss on an electric fence."