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Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:54 am
by the$inmusicisallmine_Archive
two from the ancients:

"the unexamined life is not worth living"

"a truly wise man realizes how much he does not know"

- Socrates

and

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not easy."

- Aristotle

Mr. Steve Albini once said something like the last one - he either told me or I read it in Forced Exposure a long time ago: blah blah, he does not care if everybody likes him, etc.

The quote was something like "I take a certain satisfaction in pissing off the right people".

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:08 am
by Sock OR Muffin?_Archive
"I see! Said the blindman, as he picked up his hammer and saw."

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:15 am
by Sock of Smushed Muffins_Archive
"Sport the war, war support
The sport is total war
When victory's a massacre
When victory is survival
When this end is a slaughter
The final swing is not a drill
It's how many people I can kill"

- Slayer

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:29 am
by Sock OR Muffin?_Archive
Yay, a 'ME' parody troll!

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:40 am
by Sock of Smushed Muffins_Archive
More like "Me" party troll. *wink* *wink* *nudge*

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:59 am
by thyklopth_Archive
Life is a horse- Either you ride it, or it rides you.

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:40 am
by simmo_Archive
The best piece of advice I ever received, and could ever pass on to anyone, is: "choose your battles." Not profound I guess, or particularly original, but goddamn is it important advice.

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:43 am
by enframed_Archive
as in vogue as nietzsche has become it somewhat pains me to say that one of of favorite quotes ever is his. he wrote something to the effect that (i'm paraphrasing) "most people are far too self-absorbed to be evil."

i take some comfort in that thought

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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:06 am
by cwiko_Archive
thyklopth wrote:Life is a horse- Either you ride it, or it rides you.


Isn't there a song that goes, 'life is a highway, i wanna ride it all night long'?


My personal favorite is: 'Just remember, whenever things seem bad, they can always get worse.'

Personal Words to Live By

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:11 am
by coach_Archive
"Beer is like the brother I never had."