Best advice you've ever received?

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This thread's probably been done before a lot, but why not, there may be new people and new ideas. What is the best advice you've ever gotten?

I'll start: "Let them chase you."

[Lil Missy]

1. "Don't eat yellow snow." - Dad

[Lethe]

2. Don't take any wooden nickels

-Bugs Bunny

[Heidi]

3. "Never trust a boiled egg." (nt)

[Lucian]

4. "Never give up."

[mcctatas]

5. ...

don't tutch the but of course

[Dr. Strange]

43. ?

I'm not familiar with this advice.

[mcctatas]

77. Obviously...

PEV! :evilgrin:

[Richard Steele]

6. "When anyone offers you a mint, take it."

[reyd reid reed]

7. That's a tough one.

Probably moderation.

[JeffR]

8. Plastics n/t

[C-Mac]

9. Deli Tip

Take a few bites of your sandwich, then flip it over and take a few more bites. Figure out which way orients the condiments how you like and finish the sandwich off that way.

[enigmatic]

10. "Don't Try"- Charles Bukowski

[pokerfan]

11. Lord loves a working man; don't trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it

[amitten]

12. If you live in a nice place, nice things happen to you.

Spend your extra money to make sure you have pleasant surroundings.

[XemaSab]

13. Henry James:

People can be perfectly good, but not good for what one wants.

(Just because someone is a good person doesn't mean they're good dating material, and vice versa.)

[RandomThoughts]

14. Something I try to keep in mind.

Recognize your own weaknesses and faults, or else you will let them guide you.

I find, for me at least, sometimes the easiest road to follow, is my own bad decisions. Recognizing this sorta tries to keep me thinking what can I do to do better, and what parts of myself can I work on.

[ConcernedCanuk]

15. "Listen"

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[Whisp]

16. the advice of walk a mile in my shoes, and then take the shoes...

the owner is a mile away!

[Mark Baker]

30. and without shoes he's not going to go running after you

[Inchworm]

17. Don't run when you can walk, don't stand when you can sit, don't sit when you can lay down

A fiddle player circa 1985

:)

[NewJeffCT]

20. I think it was Satchel Paige before that

the old Negro League baseball player - and don't look back, because something might be gaining on you.

[progressoid]

18. Beauty is only skin deep; it's really gross under that, I checked.

[Ohio Joe]

19. From my dad... The men rule the earth...

and the women rule the men.

[BlueCollar]

21. If you can keep your head when all about you...

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!


--Rudyard Kipling

[PassingFair]

31. That poem always reminds me of Howard Dean.

My absolute favorite politician.

[BlueCollar]

56. I try to read it at least once a day

When I do I get a a little bit of sanity in my day...

:-)

:hi:

[hobbit709]

22. The only time I ever listened to my old man.

In 1969 I was 19, 1-A and my number in the draft lottery was 98. He told me that if I went into the Army he would kick my ass every step of the way from home down to the induction center-45 miles away. I enlisted in the Air Force. He'd spent 18 months in Korea in 51-52. The only thing he ever said about it was that it was as fucked up as Nam except at 40 below zero. It wasn't until after I got out that I found he'd gotten the Bronze Star.

[JVS]

23. Shocker!

[Spacemom]

24. Never go to bed angry

My aunt gave me this advice at my wedding reception. My husband and I have tried really hard to follow it. With the exception of 1 or 2 lapses, we've always tried to work things out. It must be working, we're still happy in love 15 years now. :D

[lizerdbits]

25. Don't care what someone thinks of you unless they can influence your life in a positive way.

:)

[sarge43]

26. Don't try to please everyone. n/t

[MissMillie]

27. Learn how to hit a curve ball

life throws a lot of them.

[BlueIris]

28. "Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission."

Hey, I said sometimes. I use that approach in certain emergencies and that's all.

[Auggie]

29. Quit learning and you're dead

That's how my college professor/advisor responded when I wrote to her that I got my first job.

She was great -- a fun teacher.

[PassingFair]

32. "Stay happy and take care of your mother."

The last words my father spoke to me.

(I'm TRYING to work on the mother part,
but she DRIVES ME CRAZY!)

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[begin_within]

40. I knew you would chime in.

[conscious evolution]

34. "Never use Meth,heroin or freebase cocaine

They will turn you into a drool donkey." Ray Manning

Best advcice I ever got.I have seen those drugs actually turn people into drool donkeys.

[Chan790]

35. My great uncle used to tell me:

Always get the insurance and always make sure your insurance premiums are paid up-to-date.

[Bertha Venation]

36. Get some psychiatric help.

And this was well before my crazy cat lady days . . . .

[noonwitch]

37. If a ball rolls out in front of your car, stop, because there is a kid following it.

That advice from my mother has served me well.

[Symarip]

38. If you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it

:)

[BOSSHOG]

39. To Have a Friend You Must be One

and the ever important financial management advice: PAY YOURSELF FIRST.

[MorningGlow]

41. From my brother, before I started college:

"No matter WHAT your friends are doing, finish your assignments Friday afternoon before 5:00. If you leave it till Sunday night after partying all weekend, you'll end up on academic probation by the end of your first semester."

I listened to what he said and hit the dean's list my first and second semester. I slacked off sophomore year and my GPA suffered. Immediately went back to following my brother's advice and never had academic issues again.

[lazyriver]

42. "Stay the hell out of the Lounge"...didn't take it though.

[blueraven95]

44. From my favorite college professor:

"To be a beautiful person, make sure to look at beautiful art, listen to beautiful music, and watch beautiful films." (Essentially he meant to surround yourself with beauty. It works for me.)

From my second favorite professor (who taught film editing): "Don't overthink. Things tend to go much better when you feel a situation." This was incredibly important, since at the time we were learning very logical/almost clinical methods of storytelling. It was something I really needed to hear at the time, since everything I was learning felt very alien, and it has helped me in almost every aspect of my life since.

[applegrove]

45. You've gotten your heart broken. GOOD! Now you will no longer wear your heart on

your sleeve and you'll be more careful with your emotions.

[MrCoffee]

46. RTGDD

Read the god damned document.

My Trusts & Estates professor wrote RTGDD on the board the first day of class. That's good advice.

[redqueen]

57. I learned a version of that during my stint as a tech writer: RTFM.

Read The Fucking Manual.

[gmoney]

47. "Trust only action." "Don't let the bastards wear you down."

Worst advice ever... "there's no future in designing video games"

[ghostsofgiants]

48. "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke."

[kwassa]

64. this is actually a philosophically profound statement

and you will learn that as you get out on your own.

People in power put a lot of energy, money, and time into initiatives are essentially meaningless, and want to bring you to grief to toe the pointless line.

[Citizen Number 9]

72. Maybe...

Certain folks are simply unable to perceive the meaning/value of the initiative.

[kimmerspixelated]

49. Be careful with what you want

Because you just might get it!

[old mark]

50. My late father in law, a nice Jewish Philadelphia lawyer,

told me," If someone offers you free money, take it!"
I did.

mark

[Lincolngirl]

51. Never forget where you came from

:)

[LiberalEsto]

52. A"ra nopi oma nina

Translation from Estonian:

Don't pick your nose

[Haole Girl]

53. Best advice evah:

Never lose your sense of humor.

[Redstone]

54. "Never pass up the opportunity to sit down or have a piss, because you never know

when you'll get the next chance."

From my grandfather.

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

55. Follow the money.

When trying to figure out political and corporate moves, it's always good to figure out who profits.

[redqueen]

58. "You need to learn to do this yourself." - Dad

When I asked him why I had to help him work on cars but my sisters didn't. His answer, "They're pretty and will have men around to do it for them, but you need to learn to do this yourself."

[skygazer]

59. Don't fuck with the help

From my first boss who promptly fell in love with me. Very bad scene.

[begin_within]

60. Thank you so much - right in the nick of time

Excuse me while I go slam the brakes

[triguy46]

61. Never eat anything bigger than your head. n/t

[Doc_Technical]

62. If a group of guys are going to beat you up,

Pick one of them (the smallest/weakest) and hit only him.
Next time, no one of the other guys wants to be "the one."

[av8rdave]

63. I was given the following pieces of advice on my 40th birthday (I'll apologize in advance)

On edit...that advice doesn't need to be here. Never mind.

[BarenakedLady]

65. "You are the Captain of your own ship."

:D

[woo me with science]

66. Pay off your credit card bill every month. nt

[OffWithTheirHeads]

67. Just as it can't always be day, It can't always be night

Sancho Panza

[begin_within]

68. "All the answers are within you."

That's actually the best advice I've ever got. It was from a Native American guy I respect greatly for his wisdom.

[LaydeeBug]

69. "Be particular" nt

[Coyote_Bandit]

70. If you are willing to do whatever is necessary then

you can figure a way to do anything you decide to do - but you can't make anybody else do anything and you shouldn't try.

[Citizen Number 9]

71. If it's messy, eat it over the sink....

[susanna]

73. This, too, shall pass. n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

74. Don't sweat the petty things

and don't pet the sweaty things.

[gristy]

75. "That doesn't sound like a very good idea"

My dad's response to my announcement "I'm thinking of joining the army". LOL

[PhiBetaCretin1]

76. Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.