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  • DreadKhanDreadKhan Member Posts: 3,857
    Don't look a gift horse in the ass and complain it stinks.
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  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. That or put on oven mitts :D
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited August 2014
    elminster said:

    “I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.”

    "I’ve never said that in my life to her. I’m happily married. I have more than enough to eat at home, thank you very much.”

    "Women love money. You give them a couple thousand bucks and they’re happy."

    “He’s a friend, he’s a good guy, I don’t throw my friends under the bus.’’ (referring to someone with an extensive criminal record who just last year was convicted of threatening to kill someone)

    - Mayor (<-hopefully for not much longer) Rob Ford

    Wait sorry the title of this thread is words of wisdom. My bad. Maybe these are then sentences that wise people should never say (or think frankly). :)</p>

    A new quote worthy of my previous list of unwise things to say.

    “Every day people come to me and say, ‘Rob, what’s the number one issue?’ And I say, ‘It’s the economy. It’s jobs. It’s property taxes. It’s transit.’ But folks, it’s the economy and jobs. Because if you haven’t got a job, you won’t need transit,” (Rob Ford at a press conference today).
  • meaglothmeagloth Member Posts: 3,806
    elminster said:

    elminster said:

    “I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.”

    "I’ve never said that in my life to her. I’m happily married. I have more than enough to eat at home, thank you very much.”

    "Women love money. You give them a couple thousand bucks and they’re happy."

    “He’s a friend, he’s a good guy, I don’t throw my friends under the bus.’’ (referring to someone with an extensive criminal record who just last year was convicted of threatening to kill someone)

    - Mayor (<-hopefully for not much longer) Rob Ford

    Wait sorry the title of this thread is words of wisdom. My bad. Maybe these are then sentences that wise people should never say (or think frankly). :)</p>

    A new quote worthy of my previous list of unwise things to say.

    “Every day people come to me and say, ‘Rob, what’s the number one issue?’ And I say, ‘It’s the economy. It’s jobs. It’s property taxes. It’s transit.’ But folks, it’s the economy and jobs. Because if you haven’t got a job, you won’t need transit,” (Rob Ford at a press conference today).
    He *is* hard to argue with. You have to give him that.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited August 2014
    meagloth said:

    elminster said:

    elminster said:

    “I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.”

    "I’ve never said that in my life to her. I’m happily married. I have more than enough to eat at home, thank you very much.”

    "Women love money. You give them a couple thousand bucks and they’re happy."

    “He’s a friend, he’s a good guy, I don’t throw my friends under the bus.’’ (referring to someone with an extensive criminal record who just last year was convicted of threatening to kill someone)

    - Mayor (<-hopefully for not much longer) Rob Ford

    Wait sorry the title of this thread is words of wisdom. My bad. Maybe these are then sentences that wise people should never say (or think frankly). :)</p>

    A new quote worthy of my previous list of unwise things to say.

    “Every day people come to me and say, ‘Rob, what’s the number one issue?’ And I say, ‘It’s the economy. It’s jobs. It’s property taxes. It’s transit.’ But folks, it’s the economy and jobs. Because if you haven’t got a job, you won’t need transit,” (Rob Ford at a press conference today).
    He *is* hard to argue with. You have to give him that.
    In the sense that if you say the truth to him he will reject it sure. But in terms of this quote unemployed students and the retired use transit. Plus regular unemployed people do use it as well.

    So in the context of this thread the phrase "think before you speak" comes to mind when it comes to the things he says. :)
  • DungeonnoobDungeonnoob Member Posts: 315
    elminster said:

    elminster said:

    “I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.”

    "I’ve never said that in my life to her. I’m happily married. I have more than enough to eat at home, thank you very much.”

    "Women love money. You give them a couple thousand bucks and they’re happy."

    “He’s a friend, he’s a good guy, I don’t throw my friends under the bus.’’ (referring to someone with an extensive criminal record who just last year was convicted of threatening to kill someone)

    - Mayor (<-hopefully for not much longer) Rob Ford

    Wait sorry the title of this thread is words of wisdom. My bad. Maybe these are then sentences that wise people should never say (or think frankly). :)</p>

    A new quote worthy of my previous list of unwise things to say.

    “Every day people come to me and say, ‘Rob, what’s the number one issue?’ And I say, ‘It’s the economy. It’s jobs. It’s property taxes. It’s transit.’ But folks, it’s the economy and jobs. Because if you haven’t got a job, you won’t need transit,” (Rob Ford at a press conference today).
    Who voted for this dude?

  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317

    elminster said:

    elminster said:

    “I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.”

    "I’ve never said that in my life to her. I’m happily married. I have more than enough to eat at home, thank you very much.”

    "Women love money. You give them a couple thousand bucks and they’re happy."

    “He’s a friend, he’s a good guy, I don’t throw my friends under the bus.’’ (referring to someone with an extensive criminal record who just last year was convicted of threatening to kill someone)

    - Mayor (<-hopefully for not much longer) Rob Ford

    Wait sorry the title of this thread is words of wisdom. My bad. Maybe these are then sentences that wise people should never say (or think frankly). :)</p>

    A new quote worthy of my previous list of unwise things to say.

    “Every day people come to me and say, ‘Rob, what’s the number one issue?’ And I say, ‘It’s the economy. It’s jobs. It’s property taxes. It’s transit.’ But folks, it’s the economy and jobs. Because if you haven’t got a job, you won’t need transit,” (Rob Ford at a press conference today).
    Who voted for this dude?

    Ordinary people. Not to get into it too much here (since it isn't on topic) but basically he had two main opponents in the election who had a lot of political baggage, and voting for him was a vote against the previous administration in Toronto.
  • kaguanakaguana Member Posts: 1,328
    A good did should not be left half-done.

    Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it - Listen for what it intend to do with you.Whatever you do good or bad you will learn from it.

    Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

    Being someones first love may be great, but to be their last is priceless.
  • DreadKhanDreadKhan Member Posts: 3,857
    Accomplishing something you dont care about is largely without meaning... striving for something you do not need, and arent certain you even want is the height of ignorance.

    Perceptions and image matter, but tend to be quite limiting when externally applied. Impressing others can be useful, but nothing impresses everyone, and most things that impress one alienate another; do what impresses yourself, and will not alienate those you care about.

    The worst thing about wisdom is having the perception to see one's own ignorance and absurdities as they truly are; to recognize foolishness in others is no gift, but to recognize it in one's self is an edifying curse.
  • DungeonnoobDungeonnoob Member Posts: 315
    kaguana said:



    Being someones first love may be great, but to be their last is priceless.

    HOF (Hall Of Fame)
  • kaguanakaguana Member Posts: 1,328
    When life gives you every reason to be negative, think of all the reasons to be positive. There's always someone who has it worse.

    "Do not judge me by successes, jude me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." Nelson Mandela.

    Remember where you have been and where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

    We do not own the earth. Walk gently upon it so that future generations may do the same. ---- for all the war people out that that think they can fight over land that not belong to them, WE belong to the earth!!!
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    Do not wait for "perfect opportunity". It will not happen - if you want to start doing something, just do it.
  • kaguanakaguana Member Posts: 1,328
    Do things that feed your soul not your ego and you will be happy. :)

    Remember when you forgive you heal. and when you let go you grow.

    Love yourself first, so you know what you deserve.

    Do what is right, not what is easy.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,754
    I think sometimes you have high expectations for people because you have high expectations for yourself.
  • kaguanakaguana Member Posts: 1,328
    Don't let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow.

    You have the power to say "This is not how my story will end".
  • AnduinAnduin Member Posts: 5,745
    My wife came up with a classic piece of wisdom that I could not fault.
    ...

    Don't stick a finger up a dogs bum.

    (Whole lot of back story here that I just have no time to explain at present...)
  • DungeonnoobDungeonnoob Member Posts: 315
    Never push or put a crybaby up against the wall,it can appear polls or treads up everywhere :D
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  • kaguanakaguana Member Posts: 1,328
    If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.

    Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your life.

    Find joy in the ordinary.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,754
    "Disagreement is part of being a person who has choices. One of those choices is to respect others and engage in intelligent conversation about differences of opinion without becoming enemies, eventually allowing us to move forward to compromise."

    "It's okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn't give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poorly expressing their beliefs just because you don't like what they are saying. Learn to recognize good writing when you read it, even if it means overcoming your pride and opening your mind beyond what is comfortable."
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