Best Advice You've Ever Gotten?

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What are your golden nuggets?

Here are some of mine:

Treat others as you'd like them to treat you.

If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Never, ever, ever give up.
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SEEMEFIRST 8/30/2011 10:37pm
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Don't put your hand where you wouldn't put your pecker.

It's a thing good to remember while working around machinery.
Antipodean 8/30/2011 10:47pm
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I was once told, and have never forgotten, that the true character of a man (read: person) is measured by what he does for those who can do nothing for him in return.
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MXR 8/30/2011 10:51pm
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Bullshit will not grease the wheels of progress .
FlickitFlat 8/30/2011 11:08pm
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My grandparents owned businesses all their life and so do I. It can be very stressful at times. Days before my Grandma died she asked me how I was doing. I told her the truth because she knew I was having a rough time. She told me that you do what you can do and that is all you can do! That is a good one to remember when things are stressful because when you eliminate all the worries that is what it all boils down to. It is also a good thing to remember because it is a fact of life that you only worry about the things that are beyond or out of your control. There has been many days where I just reflect back on that advice and instantly feel a burden leave from knowing I done the best I could or all that I could have done.

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jasonv43 8/30/2011 11:18pm
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Want in one hand and shit in the other and see which one gets filled.
lostboy819 8/30/2011 11:55pm
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Never turn down money $$$$$$$$
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8/31/2011 12:04am
As Steve Martin once said, "Always carry a trash bag in your car. If it gets full just throw it out of the window".
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Rooster 8/31/2011 12:54am
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Beer before liquor, never been sicker - liquor before beer, you're in the clear.
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Righty Tighty Lefty Loosey
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purpleNurple 8/31/2011 2:07am
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Rooster wrote:
Beer before liquor, never been sicker - liquor before beer, you're in the clear.
You have half of this wrong....Beer before liquor, Good times come quicker.....
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if it's easy, it's probably wrong...
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72kiteboarder 8/31/2011 5:06am
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Don't strip live electrical wires with your teeth.

Of course I was given that advice after the fact.
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"There is an ass for every seat." was told this by a used car salesman.
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The good lord only gave you so many heartbeats so don't waste them all exercising.
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"Perception is greater than reality"
"Everything is negotiable"
"You should at least listen, because you can always say 'No."'
"Don't be afraid to say 'No,' what are they going to do, punch you in the face?
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"Duck"
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borg 8/31/2011 6:12am
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Mine came from a joke:
A young boy was sitting on a bench eating candy. An elderly man stopped and told the boy that too much candy is bad for your health. The boy told the man that his grandfather lived to be 106 years old. The man asked if he reached that age by eating candy. The boy said "no. He reached that age by minding his own fucking business."
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When in doubt ALWAYS pull out! Wink

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It's always darkest, just before it gets pitch black !
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bsm121 8/31/2011 6:25am
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a young boy was walking through town with his grandfather

the grandfather noticed, a couple blocks ahead, that two dogs were going at it
he wondered how he would explain it to his grandson, but hoped they would be done and gone by the time they got there
as they got closer, and closer, he couldn't help but realize he was going to have to address the situation

"son" he said "do you see those two dogs up there?"

"yes, grandpa. why?"

"well, that dog on on top must have hurt it's paws, and it looks like that other dog is trying to help it get across the street by carrying it on it's back"

"really grandpa?"

"best I can tell. it just looks like their having trouble figuring out how to get it done."

"man, that's pretty sad grandpa."

"what do you mean son?"

"well grandpa, i guess it just goes to show you, anytime you try to help someone you end up getting fucked!"
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No matter how good looking she is,,,,,,,
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bullpen58 8/31/2011 7:33am
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FlickitFlat wrote:
My grandparents owned businesses all their life and so do I. It can be very stressful at times. Days before my Grandma died she asked me...
My grandparents owned businesses all their life and so do I. It can be very stressful at times. Days before my Grandma died she asked me how I was doing. I told her the truth because she knew I was having a rough time. She told me that you do what you can do and that is all you can do! That is a good one to remember when things are stressful because when you eliminate all the worries that is what it all boils down to. It is also a good thing to remember because it is a fact of life that you only worry about the things that are beyond or out of your control. There has been many days where I just reflect back on that advice and instantly feel a burden leave from knowing I done the best I could or all that I could have done.
Excellent and very good advice. LOVE it. Smile
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bullpen58 8/31/2011 7:34am
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borg wrote:
Mine came from a joke: A young boy was sitting on a bench eating candy. An elderly man stopped and told the boy that too much...
Mine came from a joke:
A young boy was sitting on a bench eating candy. An elderly man stopped and told the boy that too much candy is bad for your health. The boy told the man that his grandfather lived to be 106 years old. The man asked if he reached that age by eating candy. The boy said "no. He reached that age by minding his own fucking business."
LMAO! Two thumbs up!!!
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bullpen58 8/31/2011 7:34am
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Mr. G wrote:
As Steve Martin once said, "Always carry a trash bag in your car. If it gets full just throw it out of the window".
Hilarious! HAHAHAHA!
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Sondy132001 8/31/2011 10:36am
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Don't fish in the company lake

Live with someone first before you get married to them ( my mom)

Glove before you love Wink

It's a lot easier to love someone rich than poor (My aunt)

Marriage is a lot harder than divorce (my mom)

and my last but not least...

Treat your kids like adults with respect and they will treat you back with the same (and it's true, I got me some good kids).

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Sondy132001 8/31/2011 10:38am
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72kiteboarder wrote:
Don't strip live electrical wires with your teeth.

Of course I was given that advice after the fact.
hahahah good one !

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Having my brother who was heavily religious , and a sister that was practicing to be a nun....tell me " Run the other way..........this shit is a sham". Best advice I was ever given. It is a business to make money and scare the shit out of people.
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motogeezer 8/31/2011 11:00am
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FlickitFlat wrote:
My grandparents owned businesses all their life and so do I. It can be very stressful at times. Days before my Grandma died she asked me...
My grandparents owned businesses all their life and so do I. It can be very stressful at times. Days before my Grandma died she asked me how I was doing. I told her the truth because she knew I was having a rough time. She told me that you do what you can do and that is all you can do! That is a good one to remember when things are stressful because when you eliminate all the worries that is what it all boils down to. It is also a good thing to remember because it is a fact of life that you only worry about the things that are beyond or out of your control. There has been many days where I just reflect back on that advice and instantly feel a burden leave from knowing I done the best I could or all that I could have done.
My dad had the same advice, and summed it up as, "If you can do something about it, do it. If you can't, don't worry about it."

Another jewel of my dad's: "If you can't find your beer, you probably don't need it."
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mx400bee 8/31/2011 11:14am
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When the grass is greener, the water bill is usually higher.
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KAWboy14 8/31/2011 11:57am
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my dad used to tell us boys "never let the chics see your brains hanging out of your pants!"

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