Words of Wisdom
Words of Wisdom
So last week my graduate advisor brought in a guest speaker... HIS graduate advisor. Very wise man, tho considered a bit of a heretic in our chosen field. He gave a one hour talk about the human element of engineering and how that effects design. Very interesting... I actually hope I can go back and capture the recorded video.
Aaaanyway. After the lecture he, I, my advisor, and a couple other students were standing in a hallway discussing various and sundry. I mentioned that I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up... that once I decided, then I could grow up. Until then, I was a student.
He had a very smooth but very wise response. (I apologize for paraphrasing, I don't have a great memory for exact language.) 'Don't look at it that way. Growing up makes life seem like a destination instead of a journey. Take life one leg at a time. You will be coming to a junction, and have to make a decision on whether to go left or right.' Where I chimed in 'Or go off-roading.' He smiled and said, 'yes, I've done some 4-wheeling in my time, too.'
Anyway... I would like to hear some of the best advice you've ever been given. Has someone told you something that rang so true it changed your point of view? Who was it, and what did they say?
Aaaanyway. After the lecture he, I, my advisor, and a couple other students were standing in a hallway discussing various and sundry. I mentioned that I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up... that once I decided, then I could grow up. Until then, I was a student.
He had a very smooth but very wise response. (I apologize for paraphrasing, I don't have a great memory for exact language.) 'Don't look at it that way. Growing up makes life seem like a destination instead of a journey. Take life one leg at a time. You will be coming to a junction, and have to make a decision on whether to go left or right.' Where I chimed in 'Or go off-roading.' He smiled and said, 'yes, I've done some 4-wheeling in my time, too.'
Anyway... I would like to hear some of the best advice you've ever been given. Has someone told you something that rang so true it changed your point of view? Who was it, and what did they say?
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In my case, I would go by my own motto.
"The best thing you can become is yourself."
Think about that for a while, it's pretty deep.
"The best thing you can become is yourself."
Think about that for a while, it's pretty deep.
The only ones that face reality are the ones too stupid to duck when they see it coming!
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My Grandmother's favourite motto on life: "You can't change the past, and the future's not here yet. So the only thing worth worrying about is today."
Yes, it's just an expanded version of 'Live in the present', but I like the added context. Know the past, know the future is coming up, but until the opportunity comes up to deal with those, focus your energy on where you are.
Yes, it's just an expanded version of 'Live in the present', but I like the added context. Know the past, know the future is coming up, but until the opportunity comes up to deal with those, focus your energy on where you are.
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The only thing stopping you from doing something is you.
There's allways another way.
There's allways another way.
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In all honestly, the phrase 'Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life' is one that ment a lot to me.
And I have Keanu Reeves and 'The Making Of The Matrix' to thank for it, thanks dude .
And I have Keanu Reeves and 'The Making Of The Matrix' to thank for it, thanks dude .
Life is not a race, it's a journey. Stop running, start enjoying.
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"You may wait, but time will not"
~I'm probably not serious~
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Oh and you can just call me Dave.
No need for the whole screen name.
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"Life is easier the less people expect of you."
I read that in a Calvin & Hobbes strip back when I was in middle school. It worked for a while but in the end, was probably not best advice to take seriously.
I read that in a Calvin & Hobbes strip back when I was in middle school. It worked for a while but in the end, was probably not best advice to take seriously.
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Master Gunner wrote:My Grandmother's favourite motto on life: "You can't change the past, and the future's not here yet. So the only thing worth worrying about is today."
Yes, it's just an expanded version of 'Live in the present', but I like the added context. Know the past, know the future is coming up, but until the opportunity comes up to deal with those, focus your energy on where you are.
So, following that logic, why wouldn't you just be constantly drunk or something?
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I refer you to the "post a picture of yourself" thread:
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I can't think of many "pearls of wisdom" that I have received but here's a couple:
I was working once with a girl a few years older than me and everything I was not - cool, confident. One time she told me "if you aren't confident, just fake it." And on several occasions it has really helped.
I also remember the last day on school in grade five when I was saying goodbye to a teacher I had really loved, she randomly said to me "just remember, there's a whole pie in piece". I was so confused at the time because it didn't have anything to do with saying goodbye, but at least now I always spell piece properly!
I was working once with a girl a few years older than me and everything I was not - cool, confident. One time she told me "if you aren't confident, just fake it." And on several occasions it has really helped.
I also remember the last day on school in grade five when I was saying goodbye to a teacher I had really loved, she randomly said to me "just remember, there's a whole pie in piece". I was so confused at the time because it didn't have anything to do with saying goodbye, but at least now I always spell piece properly!
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"The question of justice has concerned me greatly of late, and I say to any creature who may be listening, there can no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions."
~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard
~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."
— Cicero
— Cicero
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"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and if all you have is a chainsaw, everything looks like a cheerleader with big breasts."
--Me
--Me
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"There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance."
~Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."
~Socrates
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; — this is knowledge."
~K'ung-tzu
~Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."
~Socrates
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; — this is knowledge."
~K'ung-tzu
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Mighty Magnus wrote:In all honestly, the phrase 'Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life' is one that ment a lot to me.
And I have Keanu Reeves and 'The Making Of The Matrix' to thank for it, thanks dude .
and Keanu Reeves has Confucius to thank for it.
The best piece of advice I ever got was actually from Faith of the Fallen, by Terry Goodkind. A very simple rule: 'your life is yours alone, rise up and live it.'
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"Remember, between the idea and the reality falls the shadow."
Eventually I will give this advice to someone who's about to have sex and I hope the confusion brought on by it will ruin sex forever.
Unless he recognises where I got that from. Then it'll just be weird.
Eventually I will give this advice to someone who's about to have sex and I hope the confusion brought on by it will ruin sex forever.
Unless he recognises where I got that from. Then it'll just be weird.
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King Kool wrote:"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
--Me
I like to think: "If you have a hammer, everything fits. If it doesn't, get a bigger hammer.
If it doesn't go, use more force. If it breaks it needed replacement anyway.
And the mythbusters motto: "When in doubt: C4" is always applicable."
And in correlation with the life is a road analogy, don't take the highway, use the scenic route. It takes you longer to get there, and it might require some "off-roading" but the journey is that much more rewarding.
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"Never meddle in the affairs of dragons; you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
On a more serious note, I came across this about a year ago and I thought it had a lot of really good things to say:
http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/b87a0/i_read_a_lot_of_threads_about_being_lonely_sad_or/
On a more serious note, I came across this about a year ago and I thought it had a lot of really good things to say:
http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/b87a0/i_read_a_lot_of_threads_about_being_lonely_sad_or/
Re: Words of Wisdom
Boy: "Nanna, what is love?"
Nanna: "you know, I've always thought of it as something natural and organic; yes it is rough and on the outside it is ugly, but let it grow and look inside and you will find a soft centre."
Boy: "That's the most beautiful thing i've ever heard, do you really think that's what love is?"
Nanna: "Love, i'm sorry, i thought you said a melon"
Nanna: "you know, I've always thought of it as something natural and organic; yes it is rough and on the outside it is ugly, but let it grow and look inside and you will find a soft centre."
Boy: "That's the most beautiful thing i've ever heard, do you really think that's what love is?"
Nanna: "Love, i'm sorry, i thought you said a melon"
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"Once you find your purpose in life, fulfil it...even if it's merely to serve as a warning to others what not to do." - me
"The surest way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up." - Mark Twain
"The surest way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up." - Mark Twain
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"They shout about love, but when push comes to shove, they live for things they're afraid of."
~ Neil Peart
"The way I see it, greed is no different than hope."
~ Greed
~ Neil Peart
"The way I see it, greed is no different than hope."
~ Greed
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Always know where your towel is.
Douglas Adams.
You must do what you feel is right, of course.
Obi-Wan.
Failure is always an option.
Adam Savage.
If you wait by the river, eventually the bodies of your enemies will float down.
Sun-Tzu
Regrets only make you want to change what cannot be changed, so why regret your actions? They are done.
Me.
Read what you will into it.
Douglas Adams.
You must do what you feel is right, of course.
Obi-Wan.
Failure is always an option.
Adam Savage.
If you wait by the river, eventually the bodies of your enemies will float down.
Sun-Tzu
Regrets only make you want to change what cannot be changed, so why regret your actions? They are done.
Me.
Read what you will into it.
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People in general are shit.
But it means the people who aren't shit should be treasured.
- Me (Yes, I r little bit emo)
But it means the people who aren't shit should be treasured.
- Me (Yes, I r little bit emo)
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Re: Words of Wisdom
"Don't do shit you hate."
-Doug Stanhope
"People who quote themselves tend to have an undeservedly inflated ego."
-Myself
-Doug Stanhope
"People who quote themselves tend to have an undeservedly inflated ego."
-Myself
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