The first 80% of a job takes 80% of the time, the last 20% of a job takes the other 80% of the time. Substitute 90 for 80 if it is the first time you're doing it.

Murphy was an optimist.

Stupid hurts

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

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'If you want to see how your wife will be, look at her mother'

- Pyker

This saying is very, very true...

You can never have too much gas unless you are on fire.

Didn't have to learn this one myself, but:

It is not wise to kick a fresh turd on a warm day.

A serious one:

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it. -Alistair Cooke (edited to correct quote)

And a fun one:

Don't wait for last call, go ugly early.

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Be nice....but have a plan to kill everybody in the room.

There are only two times when you can have too much ammo on your person.

1. when you're drowning
2. when you're on fire

Hell is other people.

Never believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see.

The difference between a professional and an amateur is that a professional will get an amateur to do it for them.

How about one that is right and wrong?

"If isn't broke - don't fix it".

Being in IT sometimes it's applicable but many times it cost you MUCH more because you waited to upgrade or provide preventive maintenance.

Wherever you go, there you are.

The six P's

Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance


My 5 children hear it often "Six P's Homes"

1. The measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do nothing for him.
2. If they'll talk about others behind their back to you, they'll talk about you to others behind your back.
3. If you're willing to compromise your values for profit, we've already determined what you are; now, we're only haggling over price.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, but it still has to be mowed.

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
A serious one:

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he didn't feel like it.

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That's right, and that reminds me:

Amateurs practice until they get it right.

True Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.


JAllen, our dearly departed member here, said this: Be the absolute best you can be, so good that you are THE GO-TO person when no one else can do.
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“It always rains at the end of a long dry spell”


The old rancher

"Murphy was an optimist."

When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

These I tried to teach my kids:
1. Actions have consequences, both good and bad.
2. You typically get what you deserve.
3. Men are pigs.