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Family Sayings and Wisdom | Family Sayings and Wisdom | ||
- | Don't get blood on the carpet. | + | Don't get blood on the carpet. |
Is this the hill you want to die on? | Is this the hill you want to die on? | ||
- | Don't ascribe to malice what can be explained by ignorance ( or incompetence ). | + | Don't ascribe to malice what can be explained by ignorance ( or incompetence ). https:// |
Life is good, considering your options. (AKA Green side of the grass, it's a good day!) | Life is good, considering your options. (AKA Green side of the grass, it's a good day!) | ||
- | Don't let school interfere with your education. | + | Don't let school interfere with your education. |
Don't do stupid, stupid hurts. | Don't do stupid, stupid hurts. | ||
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Man up like Grandma ( AKA getting old is not for sissies ) | Man up like Grandma ( AKA getting old is not for sissies ) | ||
- | The key to happiness is low expectations (AKA Strive for adequacy) | + | The key to happiness is low expectations (AKA Strive for adequacy. Also, don't rely on things working perfectly for your plans to succeed. Learned from computer programming, |
- | You can pretend to care, but you can't pretend to show up. | + | You can pretend to care, but you can't pretend to show up. (George L. Bell, 1927-2007) |
Aren't you glad life isn't fair? If it was, every bad thing that happened to you, you'd deserve! | Aren't you glad life isn't fair? If it was, every bad thing that happened to you, you'd deserve! | ||
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Poor planning on your part doesn' | Poor planning on your part doesn' | ||
- | Blood, fire, or flood? (if not, don't interrupt) | + | Blood, fire, or flood? (Said by mom when a kid would try to interrupt her on a call. if not, don't interrupt. Started as just blood or fire until the unfortunate toilet overflow incident). |
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+ | Keep your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark ( Robert A Heinlein, Time Enough for Love). | ||
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+ | Never sit with your back to a door ( Frank Herbert, Dune ). | ||
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+ | If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. | ||
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+ | I have staff for that (don't do it all yourself, train your replacement/ | ||
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