Ask Lemmy

Mind your own buisness.

I don't care about other peoples sexuality, gender fetishes, whatever. Its not my buisness and I have no right to judge them for their decision. You do you. As long as people aren't assholes or annoying as hell I don't care.

"There are idiots/assholes everywhere", no direct translation for the word I want in English.

I don't mean it in a mean way, just that idiots/assholes can be from any group of people. Two examples:

Don't assume a doctor knows everything just because they're a doctor. Some doctors are idiots/assholes, they might be wrong. Get a second opinion if something they said sound iffy.

When hearing people generalize from one individual's behavior (like racism): this one is an idiot/asshole, they are everywhere, including in this group and all other groups too.

Science isn't an answer, it's a process.

Everything is temporary

Never break more than one law at a time.

Don't craft a well thought out response to someone John Brown would have shot [absolutely necessary for getting through the internet] and don't give two weeks notice to a job that makes you miserable [absolutely necessary for leaving a shitty work situation].

I discovered this one just yesterday, reading a Nero Wolfe detective novel. I kind of like it:

The avoidance of idiocy should be the primary and constant concern of every intelligent person. It is mine. I am sometimes successful.

good enough is good enough

Just barely good enough is perfect.

Machines are for breaking & plans are for changing.

You can drive the schedule or the budget - not both.

No 'and then'

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There is no such thing as an easy job if you are passionate enough.

Be the change you want in the world.

When I die, I hope to be surprised. It’s Oscar Wilde.

If it aint broke don't break it.

"And there's a funny thing about honesty; there's no two ways about it."

This quote from Lassie Come-Home comes up whenever I'm not sure if I should be honest about something bad that I've done. It's a pretty good motto.

That, and "Smile, tomorrow will be worse."

“You will die soon, keep doing cool shit”

"Don't stop dreaming, because the world is full of people who've stopped dreaming."

Probably no one said that, it's just what reminds me on so many things at once. It's so full of hope, confidence, happiness, interest into new things, overcoming obstacles, the future, laying off the monotone, enjoyment, pushing yourself further. I could interpret and fill so much into this. It also has a little bit of superiority in it, but that's because I often suffer under the negative Nancys and people who have given up, who try their best to drag you down.

For food safety: When in doubt, throw it out.

"Some days are just like that"

If it's not going to matter on your deathbed it doesn't really matter.

Always be prepared to be unprepared.

Live in spite of everything.

Fear the shorter or regret.

I'm short, fear me.

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on glue.

"Life is simultaneously too large and small, it is not worth spending time planning it"

Every day, in every way, I improve myself

Live hard, die young, and leave a beautiful corpse

"If you don't want life you fuck you, be a dick, not an asshole" /J

I don't actually have a life motto, but I do like hearing other people's. I'll find one that jives with me eventually, till then I survive.

In your deathbed you'll regret more the things you didn't do than what you did

I'd rather have the ugly truth than pretty lies.

"I'm just a monkey lookin' at a monolith." said in the strong southern drawl possible.

Very good for technical situations where I'm stumped.

Any man can grab a tiger by it's balls, but it takes a real man to squeeze.