What is your personal motto?

[bettybattenburg]

Richard Osman's is who dares loses according to him on who wants to be a millionaire, what would yours be ?

Mine is probably don't give up, change direction instead.

If I am not for me, then who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? (Attributed to Hillel, a Jewish thinker just under 2000 years ago. Profound and covers most bases.)

One from my father, which I try and fail to follow, to help with procrastination, 'If it were done, twere well it were done quickly.'

Those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it.

I have two:

You fail when you fail to try. And

Privilege gives rise to obligations.

Kia kaha

Means 'stay strong' in Maori.

It could be worse.

Passion, discretion, privacy!

Perfection is the enemy of progress.

Mine is not my circus,not my monkeys, and husbands is expect the best,prepare for the worst!

I've two

"Always be the hardest worker in the room" it's actually the Rocks motto but I stole it years ago

"Let them wonder"

Mine is - the only person responsible for your happiness is you.......

And one I heard on here - don't borrow trouble ahead of time

You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

Don't try to tie my laces til you've walked a mile in my shoes.

"There, but for the grace of God, go I "

I'm not religious but it keeps me in check.

Don't be the person your dog thinks you are. He thinks you're an arsehole.

A pessimist is never disappointed

Chill (my no 1 parenting rule, nothing good comes of forgetting it)

Be so good they can't ignore you (from a book forgot the title.. because I'm not very likeable, this helps me get a grip when I feel like loud obnoxious people are getting all the airtime)

It could be worse (turn that catastrophising anxiety brain and worry into fuel for positivity)

If you really want to do something, do it. It's better to have regrets than to keep on wondering what would have happened.

Just keep putting one foot after the other (helped me through some severe depressive episodes)

Don’t be a dick

Fuck this shit

(Not particularly erudite or witty, but pithy at least!)

Family motto: "As our dear little old Ma would say, 'fuck it'!"

Never write anything to anyone that you wouldn't want to see on the front page of a newspaper

These days, especially on social media.

The one that changed my entire perspective on worrying about everything: Never judge your life by what it looks like at 3 in the morning. It's completely right and when I started worrying I would simply think it will look better tomorrow, roll over and go to sleep.

Also - failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Everything's a phase

The days are long but the years are short
Gretchen Rubin

Remember when you wanted what you have now

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I love that. What a good quote.

Take whatever you want, and pay for it.

Treat others as you want to be treated, and also this too shall pass x