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Posted 7/31/2016 4:49 AM (GMT 0)
one of my faves! "We have done so much with so little for so long, we can do anything with nothing!"
Posted 7/31/2016 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
Eagle, do you know the rest of it?

We the willing
Led by the unknowing
Are doing the impossible
For the ungrateful
And we have gone so long
And done so much
With so little
That soon we will be capable
Of doing Anything
With nothing

Also, for you "project guys"

The Six Phases of a Project
1. Enthusiasm
2. Disillusionment
3. Panic
4. Search for the Guilty
5. Punishment of the Innocent
6. Praise and Honor for the Non-Participants

And then there is my favorite "Dilbert"

Pointy Hair to Dilbert, "I need your project's scope and budget"
Dilbert: "That's impossible"
Pointy Hair, "Why?"
Dilbert, "The project uncertainty principle states that you can either know the scope or the budget, but never both."
Pointy Hair, "You just made that up!"
Dilbert, "That doesn't make it wrong." <rimshot>
Posted 7/31/2016 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
"I love you more than the universe." (I know it's the moon, but the Grandkids love the universe.)
Posted 7/31/2016 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
That which does not kill me merely delays the inevitable.
Posted 7/31/2016 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
"Excuse me for talking while you were interrupting "
Cmetalman
Posted 7/31/2016 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain."

My own; "Every Day is A Bonus in My World and my only job is to choke the life out of it".

Not a saying, but how my thoughts on making the days count. about 15 years ago I was reflecting and thought did my being here today count.

I decided that I would try to find some joy in the day, no matter how big or small. In addition I would try to bring joy to someone else's life, no matter how big or small. If I did that, then my day counted and wasn't wasted. I can honestly say that I reflect on this goal every day and I have not wasted a single day in 15 years.

Sonny
Posted 8/1/2016 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we are here, we may as well dance."
Posted 8/1/2016 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
Aimzee...and there in shows the progress of the human being...
Posted 8/1/2016 4:54 AM (GMT 0)
Here's one straight from the Big Island, Bolo,

We're all here because we're not all there!

@ Sonny: You have inspired me. Your measure of a day not wasted should be a standard to live by.

Beth
Posted 8/1/2016 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
Life is good.... Live it Loud!!!
Posted 8/1/2016 7:45 AM (GMT 0)
Halbert, thanks for enlightening me. I was not aware. Thanks to all for sharing these.
Posted 8/1/2016 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
1. Accept the things you cannot change.

2. Those who believe that life should not be difficult will struggle more in life. For those who accept that life will sometimes be difficult, life will be easier.
Posted 8/1/2016 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Exit pursued by a bear.
Not a saying per se, but the best stage direction Shakespeare or anyone else ever wrote.
Posted 8/1/2016 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
When a university student there was a time when it was: "If in doubt: fry onions." (very useful way to end discussions about what to cook!)

Confusingly I often say: "I used to play tennis." (I think this non sequitor is from a Monty Python sketch where a person is left out of a conversation where everyone else is talking about a sport that he doesn't play).

But I suppose I quite like the number of times that I can say "As the actress said to the Bishop!" after someone else says something innocent to make it then sound anything but innocent.
Posted 8/1/2016 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
To continue on Dreams line:

Serenity Prayer:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Of course you don't need it as a prayer.....
Posted 8/1/2016 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
I often say, "That's one theory, but ..."
Posted 8/1/2016 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it within himself
-- Galileo
Posted 8/1/2016 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
" To be or not to be...that is the question?" To be and not to be is the apt answer...quantum-ly...

Exit pursued by a bear...brilliant

Shakespear...Galileo...Celebrate Life....umm!
Posted 8/2/2016 3:51 AM (GMT 0)

JamesE said...
To continue on Dreams line:

Serenity Prayer:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Of course you don't need it as a prayer.....

I'd say it but couldn't use it. Until someone taught me the "short version".

Now THAT made some sense to me. And I've used it frequently ever since...because it definitely works

EDIT Google doesn't even tell ya what the short version is. My. My. Such complexity! How'd we ever put a man on the moon? confused
Posted 8/2/2016 11:12 AM (GMT 0)
"The lyf so short, the crafte so long to lerne"-Chaucer
Posted 8/2/2016 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
people say, hey, how are ya mate, and my catch cry is, 'i'm still kicking and screaming'.
Posted 8/2/2016 12:31 PM (GMT 0)
Be careful what you wish for...you might get exactly what you need.
Posted 8/2/2016 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
Caress an idea, don't strangle it.
Posted 8/2/2016 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
This is not a dress rehearsal....

I use this as a tool to remind me that we only have one whack at this life.
Posted 8/3/2016 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Dreamerboy,

I really liked, "Accept the things I cannot change".

If only I had .... well that's water under the bridge (or is it over the dam?).

I think I went with, "Except the things I cannot change".
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