I started this topic on another message board that I used to belong to and found the answers very interesting.

What was the best advice you have ever been given and who gave it to you?

I started this topic on another message board that I used to belong to and found the answers very interesting.

What was the best advice you have ever been given and who gave it to you?
a few years ago the group i worked with was a tightly knit group and we created a set of rules which has become daily advice that we always pass on to co-workers and some are just old sayings that have been around and we just added them to the list.

1. Don't go looking for trouble - my coworker John
2. trust no one - again, my coworker and mentor John

these are mainly used in humorous ways, but have proven to be true, valuable statements. I've learned a few lessons from them, especially when working with other people.

Ah, my friend Cara is a veritable font of wisdom and knowledge (I took these from her AIM profile):

"Don't let a man buy your affections.  However, do let him buy your clothes and shoes."

"There are two kinds of people in this world.  The kind I like, and the kind who wished I liked them."

"Friends are like money.  The more you have, the richer you are." 


....and my favorite Cara-ism:

"Never date a man with a tiny pecker.  Hell, you might as well just do it yourself."

Hawk, the Slayer's Top 10 Shared Pearls:

10. Never reveal all that you know. (My mother, who was shrewd in business dealings)
9. When performing, play to the drunkest one there. You win them, the rest of the audience is easy. (Mom)
8. When you screw up, admit it, fix it, and then try not to do it again. (My ex-stepfather...pithy &^#@^)
7. Don't sweat the small stuff. (Neil Fockler, my HS English teacher...RIP, my friend)
6. If you can't move, don't join a gang. (John Keister- Cast Member: "Almost Live")
5. Never let 'em see ya sweat. (Mom again)
4. Always leave 'em wanting more. (Gotta love my Mom!)
3. Everything is small stuff. (Neil Fockler again)
2. Trust in God...all others better pay cash. (Fee Waybill)
AND! The Most Prized Pearl Given To Hawk:
1. Chase your dreams, and never give up! make them come true, no matter what! (My Mom, God love her)

Never let anyone outside the family know what you're thinking. - Vito Corleone

Mother: "Never give up on your dreams and always keep trying". :)

Mother: "Never give up on your dreams and always keep trying". :)

Howard your mom is a wise lady :)

My grandma always had the best advice:
"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips"
"No matter how long the night,the day is sure to come"
"You already have everything necessary to become great"

And i know an irish saying that my ex-boyfriend taught me:
"Dance as if no one's watching,sing as if no one's listening,and live everyday as if it were your last"

Howard your mom is a wise lady :)

My grandma always had the best advice:
"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips"
"No matter how long the night,the day is sure to come"
"You already have everything necessary to become great"

And i know an irish saying that my ex-boyfriend taught me:
"Dance as if no one's watching,sing as if no one's listening,and live everyday as if it were your last"



I get her wisdom and good nature from her.  :)

"Don't sell yourself short"---Mom

"Don't sweat the small stuff"-Mom

After I had my daughter I got so much advice and most of which I ignored.  LOL!!  However, I was in Wendy's one day and a little old lady came up to me and asked if she could give me some advice. 

She said "The laundry will be there tomorrow, the dust will be there tomorrow, and the chores will be there tomorrow.  Your babies are only little once, don't miss a minute of it.  Get down on the floor and play, run around outside with them, sing, act silly, enjoy them." 

So if you want to come over, better make it tomorrow, maybe the house will be clean. 

Don't try to be like everyone else, just be happy.  Mom always has appreciated individuality.

THE BRAKE!!!  USE THE @#*& BRAKE!!!  Dad

:) :) :) :)

My mom said, Stay Single and Make Money.
I did neither.

"It's always good to focus on yourself before you work on anybody else"-Girlfriend

When I first heard that the Air Force was planning on medically retiring me, my first question was "Can I fight it?". I was talking to a friend about it and he looked at me said, "If I were you, I would take the money and run". I took his advice and never regretted it.




Cat

DON'T PANIC - Douglas Adams.

Don't Trust Anybody! - Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Always look at the mother son. - My Dad.

Never confuse good sex for love. - ... My Dad.. wow, he has actually told me worthwhile stuff.

When the cop pulls you over, smile, but not too much, because he'll think you're a ******. Call him sir, don't look guilty.. and pretend like you're speedo dosen't work properly. - My Grandfather, offering some advice on how to avoid tickets. As long as you're only 5-6 miles over the limit that usually works btw.

One of my uncles once told me that he'd seen too many people his age who went to college right after high school, then after graduating college they immediately got married and started their careers, and when they hit their 40's-50's, they'd all have mid-life crises. He told me that they didn't get all the "f**king around" out of their systems when they were still young. He told me that I should go out and travel and have a few adventures while I was young and get the "f**king around" out of my system.
    Unfortunately, I'm 36 now and I still haven't got it out of my system.  ;D

I feel unloved because I can't recall much except:

Opinions are like a$$holes....everyone's got one and they think everyone's, except theirs, stinks - Dear old Dad ;D

My wife told me that some things are more important than money.  I have found that to be true :)

My wife told me that some things are more important than money.  I have found that to be true :)
Yeah, like HER ;)

Yeah, like HER ;)


Yeah, she's pretty cool :D

My mom said, Stay Single and Make Money.
I did neither.


"Son... Never marry."
- Al Bundy.

(I heeded his wisdom.  Making money was only a happy fringe benefit :)


"Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening,and live everyday as if it were your last"


I think you've got the original, but I first heard that quote as:  "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like no-one's watching."

...and Scott Adams' (of Dilbert fame) famous response:

"Dance like it hurts, love like you need the money, work when people are watching."

And a few that have helped me over the years:

"Stay alive.
Build your own ship.
Be the last Martian standing."
- Rev. Ivan Stang, Church of the SubGenius, on what to do while waiting for the aliens to show up in their Pleasure Saucers and redeem those of us who've sent in our $30 for eternal salvation or triple our money back.  It's been good advice since the price was only $20 and the aliens first scheduled arrival date was in the future, and that was almost 20 years ago.

"F*k 'em if they can't take a joke."
- Rev. Ivan Stang

"F*k 'em only if they can take a joke."
- Doktor St. Popess Her Ladyship Lilith von Fraumench Of The Rock, Hangnail Of The Stark Fist, Devivor, Commandrix, B:.B:., Esquire, Inc, Tampa, 2001

"You'll pay to know what you really think!"
- J.R. "Bob" Dobbs.

"You think you know what you'll really pay."
- Boddhisattva Troutwaxer

Suffice it to say that the Church of the SubGenius is full of contradictions.  But then, it is large; it contains multitudes.

"Always try something new,You might even like it".-Mother  :)

This, too, shall pass - da Bible

Treat others like you'd wanna be treated - da Bible (that's paraphrased, of course)

Treat others like you'd wanna be treated - da Bible (that's paraphrased, of course)


"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
- The Golden Rule

"Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you."
- The Silver Rule

"Do unto others as they unto you."
- The Brazen Rule

"Do unto others before they do unto you."
- The Iron Rule

"Suck up to those above you, and abuse those below."
- The Tin Rule (Tin may not be an amalgam of gold and iron, but it's flexible!)

"Give precedent in all things to close relatives, and do as you like to others."
- The Nepotism Rule (Like the Tin Rule, but you apply the Golden Rule for your relatives/friends, and the Iron Rule for the rest.)

From Carl Sagan's 1993 essay: "Prisoner's Dilemma: A New Way To Think About Rules To Live By".

Don't eat the yellow snow.

"Deny everything" - my coworker John

I don't know if it really counts as advice, but I distinctly remember my parents saying "One day, when you're a parent, you'll understand that 'Because I said so' is a valid reason" ;)  I also have passed this one on to my kids ;)

try your best at everything you do-dad.
I still listen to that one.

Listen to your heart- dad.
trying to but sometimes the heart gets confused.

Don't get married to him-mom
didn't listen--should have after all mom knows best

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
- The Golden Rule

"Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you."
- The Silver Rule

"Do unto others as they unto you."
- The Brazen Rule

"Do unto others before they do unto you."
- The Iron Rule

"Suck up to those above you, and abuse those below."
- The Tin Rule (Tin may not be an amalgam of gold and iron, but it's flexible!)

"Give precedent in all things to close relatives, and do as you like to others."
- The Nepotism Rule (Like the Tin Rule, but you apply the Golden Rule for your relatives/friends, and the Iron Rule for the rest.)

From Carl Sagan's 1993 essay: "Prisoner's Dilemma: A New Way To Think About Rules To Live By".




I thought the Golden Rule was "He who has the gold makes the rules."




Cat

"Don't Count Your Chickens before They hatch"-Job coach

You have 2 eyes, 2 ears, and one mouth.  That is because you should watch and listen twice as much as you speak.  ;)

"Forget all that true love cr*p.  Find a man with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin" - my wise friend Angela, who failed to follow her own advice.  So have I so far.

"Forget all that true love cr*p.  Find a man with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin" - my wise friend Angela, who failed to follow her own advice.  So have I so far.


You got that straight.  First get the geezer with the loot, then when he pops get yourself a boy toy  ;D

You got that straight.  First get the geezer with the loot, then when he pops get yourself a boy toy   ;D

That's right baby - lookin' for an OIL man. Old, Ill and Loaded!

"You need money to survive in this world"-Girlfriend-

Best form of birth control: Laugher-especially when you laugh and point.




Cat

Best form of birth control: Laugher-especially when you laugh and point.




Cat

ROFL  ;D

Best form of birth control: Laugher-especially when you laugh and point.

Cat





ROFL  ;D


DITTO ;D ;D

I thought the Golden Rule was "He who has the gold makes the rules."


Only in jest; it's a wonderfully-restated version of the Tin Rule, though, and it still governs 90% of human activity on the planet.

Obligatory wisdom:  http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/695/630pxrule34ux9.jpg"Rule #34: There Is Porn Of It.  No Exceptions."

SomethingAwful.com's "Horrors of Porn" column has long since erased any doubt.  Marginally safe for work, not safe for your brain.  You haven't lived until you've read their Second Life Safari from start to present.

Always work hard to get what you want- Me