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The secret to life. Your post can be serious, or humorous.
May 16, 2017, 05:43 PM
Floyd D. BarberThe secret to life. Your post can be serious, or humorous.
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Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Richard M Nixon
It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice.
Billy Joe Shaver
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May 16, 2017, 05:56 PM
BigWhupOnce you have all the money you need, focus on fun stuff like having as many orgasms as possible... before the old noodle quits working on ya!
May 16, 2017, 05:56 PM
PHPaulAn unusual moment of seriousness from an inveterate wiseass:
One of my standard replies to "How's it going?" is both tongue-in-cheek and a basic truism: "I'm eatin' regular and I got a warm place to sleep. Pretty much everything else is gravy."
I try to remember that when I get in a pissy mood because I'm not driving a $70,000 pickup or some such.
My second guiding aphorism is "Things don't make you happy. Choosing to be happy makes you happy." Too many people set what I call "happiness goals". For example, "I'll be happy when I'm making six figures." or "I'll be happy when I own my own home." or "I'll be happy when I can afford a new car."
The problem with that is that "happy" becomes a moving target and you wind up dead before reaching it.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
May 16, 2017, 06:16 PM
ZSMICHAELSearch for meaning in life, not happiness.
May 16, 2017, 06:19 PM
JALLEN"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." -- John Lennon
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:19 PM
vinnybassThe best things in life are not things.
"We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." May 16, 2017, 06:22 PM
JALLEN"Eighty percent of success is showing up." -- Woody Allen
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:24 PM
JALLEN"Seventy percent of success in life is showing up." -- Woody Allen
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:26 PM
irreverentquote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
"Eighty percent of success is showing up." -- Woody Allen
So true. I read something similar last year: "get up, dress up, show up." Sometimes that's all it takes to make the difference.
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May 16, 2017, 06:27 PM
JALLEN"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." -- Voltaire
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:28 PM
mrvmax"He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature. " - Socrates
May 16, 2017, 06:29 PM
bendableI have read that the meaning of life , is to give life meaning.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
May 16, 2017, 06:30 PM
sandman76The secret to enjoying life is spending as much of it as possible on two wheels. You seldom see a motorcycle in front of the shrinks office.
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“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”
― Frank Zappa
May 16, 2017, 06:33 PM
jsawyer0942
May 16, 2017, 06:34 PM
maxwayneHappiness is not a destination, it is the journey.
May 16, 2017, 06:39 PM
JALLEN"Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious." -- Will Rogers
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:41 PM
JALLEN"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure." -- Mark Twain
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 16, 2017, 06:51 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
I have read that the meaning of life , is to give life meaning.
that's just plain bananas!
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
May 16, 2017, 06:52 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
An unusual moment of seriousness from an inveterate wiseass:
One of my standard replies to "How's it going?" is both tongue-in-cheek and a basic truism: "I'm eatin' regular and I got a warm place to sleep. Pretty much everything else is gravy."
I like that. Especially the gravy part.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
May 16, 2017, 06:53 PM
JALLEN"What do you want to avoid? Such an easy answer: sloth and unreliability. If you’re unreliable it doesn’t matter what your virtues are. You're going to crater immediately. Doing what you have faithfully engaged to do should be an automatic part of your conduct. You want to avoid sloth and unreliability." -- Charles Munger
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown