Best Advice Given, in a Single Sentence

[manwithtools]

"Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it"

Wise words spoken by my mother, God rest her soul....

 

[3rdgendslmech]

"If you don't have time to do it right, you'll find time to do it again."

 

[atthebeach]

Do what needs to be done now whether you want to or not.

Work on your highest priority issues first each day.

You become like the people you hang out with.

Pay yourself first each month.

Hard work is not enough to become wealthy. You must invest every month.

 

[nickelmore]

" Don't put your pecker in the payroll"

The guy that signs your checks will never be your friend

 

[KMinAF]

Poor planning on your part will not result in panic on my part.

 

[38Chevy454]

Don't get your meat where you get your bread and butter.

or the related:
Don't go fishing off the company pier.

 

[BFBOB]

Marry money

just be sure your intended isn't trying to do the same.

DAHIK

 

[BFBOB]

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it."

I've always said, "Money can't buy happiness, but it can sure make the down payment."

I like yours better

 

[Hybridss]

Here is a VERY Useful one from an older co-worker. As far as I know it was actually his own and is meant to be applied to dealing with businesses such as dealerships or cable companies etc.

"Never take NO from someone who does not have the authority to say YES"

I have used that one more times than I can count.

 

[gnpenning]

If you put as much effort into solving the problem, as you do in planning the argument you could solve world problems.

I used to tell this to my ex all the time...

 

[swharris]

If all goes as plan ill be able to retire early.

That's what the guys at ENRON said...!

Save early yes, but diversify!

 

[swharris]

Do everything you've ever wanted to do before you have kids.

Take considered and calculated risk with the possible exception of unprotected ***....see above^^.

 

[Gore]

If you're willing to accept the gains from your actions, be prepared to accept the losses as well...me (I'll polish it up later)

I used to fight competitively and you'd get these people who would talk a bunch of **** to "sell fights". They had no problem taking the additional money, but then they cried like babies when people didn't like them, or root for them, because they were seen as assholes.

 

[manwithtools]

Always remember; the toes you step on today may be connected to the *** you have to kiss tomorrow......

 

[LT5 John]

" Doing the same thing over and over again, and expect a different outcome is INSANITY!"

 

[Parkershop]

"Measure thrice, cut once"


"Beer then whiskey, mighty risky"

 

[Worsedog]

"SHOULD and IS are often not the same thing."

 

[Merch1]

Too soon old,too late smart

 

[larry_g]

In the work environment;

"Avoid the political problem of the day."

lg
no neat sig line

 

[fruitpieisgoodeatin]

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth"

 

[Jacko264]

Time and tide stops for no man or woman

 

[PaintDog1]

Begin with the end in mind - Stephen Covey


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[flat tire]

you can only climb a ladder so high until you show your ***
what makes you think you can make something better that's already been perfected
just shut up

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Time wounds all heels.

Really? It's tough on your feet?

 

[Dadillac]

Didn't read the whole thread. If this one was posted I apologize.

From my Dad: Any day above ground is a good day

Don

 

[chrismenke]

It's better to whole *** one thing than half *** two things.

You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

 

[Garage Junkie]

Didn't read the whole thread. If this one was posted I apologize.

From my Dad: Any day above ground is a good day

Don

Ask your dad if he knows-

"Always eat your desert first, you never know when the roof is coming in."

 

[STClurker]

If you can't duck (tape) it, ***k it

 

[toyotadriver]

Hope is not a course of action.

 

[Tucko]

From my dad on my wedding day. "Never tell a woman more than she needs to know." My 19th Anniversary is on Tuesday.

 

[bwringer]

Here is a VERY Useful one from an older co-worker. As far as I know it was actually his own and is meant to be applied to dealing with businesses such as dealerships or cable companies etc.

"Never take NO from someone who does not have the authority to say YES"

I have used that one more times than I can count.

It applies to just about everything in business. Anyone can say "no". Don't waste your time with them. Find the person who can say "yes".

A few from the late Tim Wilson;
4. She didn't accidently get good in bed

Yep. There are things you're better off not knowing.

I wrestle for a balance between these two:

People care about what you know, when they know what you care about.

lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine

Go figure.

I'm still learning the first one.

Wish I could make the second one stick.



One I've heard, and I struggle to follow, is this:
"Never apologize. Unless you really need to. And if an apology is necessary, make it concise, factual, and sincere, then move on."



From my Dad -- he had some leftover Air Force sayings he used regularly. I distinctly remember being about six years old and completely baffled by these two:
"Pull your head out of your *** -- you don't have a plexiglass stomach."
"When you assume, it makes an '***' out of 'U' and 'ME'."


One of my original motorcycling aphorisms:
"Never fart in waterproof pants."
I'm kinda proud of that one -- it works on literal and metaphorical levels...

Not mine, but I've found this motorcycling wisdom to be 100% true:
"It's a lot more fun to ride a slow bike fast than to ride a fast bike slow."

 

[Socket Pounder]

"Be where you're supposed to be, be there on time, and be in the right uniform."
Drill Instructor Johnson, Ft. Benning, 1986

 

[FullRaceMerc]

From my dad: "First Rule: Don't do anything stupid". It covered anything that he didn't cover with the other rules.

Also from my dad, the old auto shop teacher: "A car can never run you over if you are standing to the side of it".




"The most important play of the game is the next one".

One of my original motorcycling aphorisms:
"Never fart in waterproof pants."
I'm kinda proud of that one -- it works on literal and metaphorical levels...

This ^ reminds me of what I told my boss (Who was also an old friend) while I was learning to repair restaurant equipment. He had sent me home with a big refrigeration manual & I had been learning about the laws of thermodynamics & so on. And riding with him during training.

Me - "I learned about the first law of refrigeration".
Boss- "Hmmm... I don't remember that one".
Me- "I know you don't. It is 'Never break wind in a walk-in'".

 

[Sawdustmaker]

From my Dad:

(1) Don't act like you haven't got good sense.

(2) Where there's no sense, there's no feeling.

From Boy Scouts: Be Prepared.

 

[Toolfool]

"Do what you can, where you are, with what you have." (Teddy Roosevelt) Advice given to me when I started coaching high school basketball.

 

[fsantana]

From my dad:
"persistence attains what desire alone never will"
It has served me well.

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[Gore]

You cannot reason someone out of a position that they were not reasoned into (many variations of this quote)

I use this all of the time, and while I think I made it up, I'm sure it's been said before: don't expect to get a reasonable response from an unreasonable person

 

[Sh40674]

"life's hard, it's harder if you're stupid"

 

[Gore]

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth"

I love this one, and I've used it many times when coaching fighters...but it applies to sooo much more.

 

[bw77]

The more you do, the more you can do.