My Very Own Philosophy
Don't Be a Douche Bag.
what's yours?
I put it in my signature:
Be Just and Fear Not.
And I wish to credit RHPS and wolf.
The ends are the only justification for the means.
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Leave it better than you found it
do no harm. If you can, do good.
Good things get better, Bad things get worse.
oh, and don't forget to eat a dick!
If it hurts you are doing it wrong.
Action speaks louder than philosophy.
Won't you look up at the skyline
At the mortar, block, and glass
And check out the reflections in my eyes
See they always used to be there
Even when this was all was grass
And I sang and danced about a high-rise
And you were laughing at my helmet hat
Laughing at my torch
So go ahead, you can laugh all you want
I got my philosophy
And I trust it like the ground
That's why my philosophy
It keeps me walking when I'm falling down
(Ben Folds Five, "My Philosophy")
Give everyone you meet the benifit of the doubt.
Everyone starts with 100 points.
You have to prove you are a dick to lose points.
Some people lose them a few at a time, some 50 at a time, some never.
Once you lose them it is real hard to get them back.
I forgive but rarely forget.
Screw me and I will give back in spades.
On the same note I will give you the shirt off my back if I think you need it.
Family before everyone else in life.
Live life to it's fullest, Tomorrow you may be dead.
Every meal is your last meal, enjoy it.
Expect the worst, hope for the best, you will never be disappointed in life.
All people are evil and struggle to be good, some are better at being good than others. Some allow the evil to take over, give them no quarter.
Lead, follow, or get the hell out of my way.
Seize the moment.
The first report is always suspect.
When taking command the first order of business is to do nothing.
For everyone who comes to you with a problem ask yourself, is this my problem, their problem, or do they want me to make their problem my problem. Resist the later. Help them figure out how to solve it without you.
The 11 Principles of Leadership:
Know your self and seek self improvement.
Be technically and tactically proficient.
Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
Make sound and timely decisions.
Set the example.
Know your soldiers and look out for their well-being.
Keep your subordinates informed.
Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates.
Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished.
Build the team.
Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities.
(I will have to think of some more)
If it hurts you are doing it wrong.
What about masochists? If it hurts you're doing it right?
Expect nothing. Be surprised by everything.
Merc: yours is too complicated! can't you boil it down a bit for us dunces?
Do whatever will make a good story in five years.
On a more responsible note:
Constantly redefine yourself
I will give you as much respect as you give me
[clichebuttrue]Try to live life to the fullest and take every opportunity because when you die you will fall back to zero no matter how high you got.[/clichebuttrue]
Merc: yours is too complicated! can't you boil it down a bit for us dunces?
Sure, be happy or I will kick your ass.
:D
Treat other people as well as you can, as well as you are able.
To do otherwise short-changes your conscience.
And those bills come with high interest.
Sure, be happy or I will kick your ass.
:D
if you spank me, I'll be happy.
(no offense to Mrs. Merc)
if you spank me, I'll be happy.
(no offense to Mrs. Merc)
She won't mind, hell she will want firsts. :D And when she is done she may not share, damm hussy.
What about masochists? If it hurts you're doing it right?
Perhaps...but that is their problem. I prefer painless...ness.
Hmm...I suppose I have a few:
Everything changes: sorrow will always pass.
Be kind to yourself.
Bring it on.
Be honest and treat people the way you want to be treated.
Be forgiving - we all make mistakes and poor decisions from time to time.
^\o be oblong and have your kneecaps removed o/^
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Everything changes: sorrow will always pass.
Oh yes! That's definitely one for me.
I'll have This Too Shall Pass on my coat of arms :)
Treat others as you would want to be treated.
An eye for an eye and the whole world turns blind.
Love and let yourself be loved.
Do your best to make peoples around you happy, and if whatever you do they're still unhappy. Fuck'em!
bump...
Live life for what will still matter ten thousand years from now.
Most people are either idiots or assholes, just gotta learn to deal with it.
Too much risk aversion is crippling.
Plan to write your memoirs. Make sure you have memoirs worth writing, but make sure you live to write them.
Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes.
Nothing makes better memoirs, than stories about when you rolled that drunk, had sex with dolphin/shark, or dumped the hooker's body in the public water supply. :blunt:
Those are some good philosophies!
"All that it takes for evil to succeed in the world is that good men do nothing."
is a favorite of mine!
I can't remember who said it first...
Find what you want to do in life, then do it.
Don't stress the details.
Those are some good philosophies!
"All that it takes for evil to succeed in the world is that good men do nothing."
is a favorite of mine!
I can't remember who said it first...
I love that one.
One for the road: people, when you get right down to it, are just people. Most of them just want to get on with their lives and do right by their families and their own personal goals. This transcends all religious, ethnic, national, cultural, class or gender divides.
The more you are sure of something the more likely it is that you are wrong. Of that you can be sure.
Science is answers that must always be questioned.
Philosophy is questions that may never be answered.
Religion is answers that must never be questioned.
Politics is answers that lobbyists pay for.
When I begin to think there isn't a heaven I listen to music and change my mind.
I don't want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me. -The Departed