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Mottos or phrases you try to live with/by

216 replies

cjt110 · 05/02/2019 16:28

Not my circus; not my monkeys.

Look after number 1, because no-one else will.

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MayhemandMadness01 · 05/02/2019 22:04

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain.

Love the one above about if you find a job you love, you never have to work a day in your life.

SomethingPhishy · 05/02/2019 22:07

My personal motto is 'Do nice things or nice things won't happen

I also like the circus/monkey one which I learnt on Mumsnet

BeekyChitch · 05/02/2019 22:11

Fake it 'til you make it.

WineGummyBear · 05/02/2019 22:12

This too will pass

Be the change you want to see in the world (Ghandi)

Don't take anything personally

Never criticize, complain or condemn. Any fool can and most fools do (Dale Carnegie)

MonaChopsis · 05/02/2019 22:14

If you can't be good, be careful

GroggyLegs · 05/02/2019 22:18

If not you, then who?

hopefulhalf · 05/02/2019 22:19

There are very problems which can't be solved by getting up earlier and working harder.

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user1457017537 · 05/02/2019 22:24

Marry for money and earn every penny

CreakyBlinder · 05/02/2019 22:25

Proceed with kindness.
Don't be a dick.
Living well is the best revenge.

That circus/monkeys crap is the scourge of MN lately.

BringOnTheScience · 05/02/2019 22:38

Thou Shalt Not Be A Bloody Nuisance - my grandfather's 11th Commandment.

All Things In Moderation - from Grannie

MrsScrubbingbrush · 05/02/2019 23:04

If you drop a bollock make sure you catch it before it hits the ground.

Don't present a client with a problem, present them with a solution

VanillaBlossom · 05/02/2019 23:09

It's not what you say...it's how you make them feel.

SapphireSeptember · 05/02/2019 23:14

These are quotes I've nicked off people to use as my mottoes.
"If people are making fun of you, you know you're doing something right." - Amy Lee. I've been living by this rule since I was 15.
"Some people like to glow to the gods, I like to glow greater than the gods." - John Maclean, our Dark Lord and saviour. (As in, I'm going to apply so much highlighter they can see me from outer space, but that's okay cos it's pretty.)
Life is too short to wear boring clothes/make up, something I've seen floating around the internet and agree with immensely.

FeedMyFaceWithBattenberg · 05/02/2019 23:23

Treat everyone as you'd like to be treated

And
(Especially since I became a Mama...)

Necessity is a great driver.

BreevandercampLGJ · 05/02/2019 23:27

Measure twice, cut once.

Buy cheap, buy twice.

You catch more flies with honey (as opposed to vinegar)

Manners maketh the man. (or woman) I how ever have a son.

But my mantra and the one I have had on my fridge for thirty years is this.

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Consequently I am rather (ahem) forthright at times.

Bubba1234 · 05/02/2019 23:30

Is this really going to matter in 5 years time, if not then there’s no point getting mad over it

Not so easy to live by but I try ha

Messyisthenewtidy · 05/02/2019 23:34

The people you meet in the way up are the same people you’ll meet on the way down.

BackforGood · 05/02/2019 23:36

'Do unto others as you would have done unto you'

As one or two others have said - meaning - treat everyone you meet as you would like to be treated by other people.

TeacupDrama · 05/02/2019 23:36

Treat others like you would like to be treated
Leave tomorrow's troubles till tomorrow (90% of what we worry about never happens)
Boats in the harbour are safe but that's not what boats are for

JaneJeffer · 05/02/2019 23:39

Relax, nothing is under control.

BartonHollow · 05/02/2019 23:42

The best one I've heard and used is

"When someone shows you who they are believe them"

It's similar to fool me once, but has a wider application

MitziK · 05/02/2019 23:59

Studio time is studio time, not rehearsal time.

This is a soundcheck, not a rehearsal.

I do this for a living.

If you can sit down, do it. If you can lie down, do it. And if you can catch some kip, go for it.

They're all from work - the first two boil down to getting your shit together and preparing in advance whilst not taking the piss out of others by thinking you are so important, you don't need to know what you are doing.

The second is largely for when a Man very helpfully tells me (usually incorrectly) how to do something. Particular highlights include patiently explaining to me how to coil cables and that I need to make it louder with 'that big slidy thing' when it's at the legal/licensed limit, it's actually the Number 3 sub that I've sent the signal to/and it would the big fader you're referring to and it's not my fucking problem that you are deaf. However, it also applies when feeling a bit out of my depth - I get paid for this, so I can do it.

The third is pure common sense for long days, hefting gear and not knowing when you'll next get a chance to rest, eat, shit or just not run around like a blue arsed fly in the pissing rain trying to make sure that the lead singer somebody important doesn't end up dead from electrocution.

The final one is from too long spent crammed into a van with a bunch of twats en route to yet another gig or festival, especially when one is being particularly irritating/rows are brewing.

'Fuck Off Filters at the ready'. A Fuck Off Filter consists of hat, hoodie pulled up, headphones on and sunglasses firmly attached to the face. NOBODY speaks to anyone with a Fuck Off Filter engaged and it's advisable to have it ready at all times just in case somebody pisses you off.

halfwitpicker · 06/02/2019 00:02

Think like a man.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
You can't make it up.
Takes one to know one.

NorksAreMessy · 06/02/2019 00:04

“Don’t be an arse”

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