Motto sayings- How many do you have around the house?

[Anonymous]

You see them every where- stores, brochures, magazines, etc. I love them but is it too much after a while? I have three medium sized posters and a couple of tiny ones. My husband says enough already, anyone else into them? Which is your favorite saying? Is it a female thing? Any men into them?- Successories always had good business leadership mottos.

I do Pinterest too but it's not enough for me to just see them online. Is it an addiction thing?

[Anonymous]

I have zero

[Anonymous]

You might be a basic bitch if ...

I have none. When I first started in the professional world, my dad gave me the story about the gazelle. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: when the sun comes up, you’d better be running." I kept it for about 10 years and then lost it in an office move.

It sounds like it is too much for your husband for sure. It would be too much for me as well. I hate cliches and corny sayings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might be a basic bitch if ...

I have none. When I first started in the professional world, my dad gave me the story about the gazelle. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: when the sun comes up, you’d better be running." I kept it for about 10 years and then lost it in an office move.

It sounds like it is too much for your husband for sure. It would be too much for me as well. I hate cliches and corny sayings.

Sounds like you "lost" it on purpose. The world is a jungle. I'll have to look for that one.

[Anonymous]

You say seeing them online isn't enough for you. Enough for you to... what? What are they helping you do?

[Anonymous]

None. I find them incredibly tacky. I have original art and photographs on my walls. I will frame kid art when there is some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might be a basic bitch if ...

I have none. When I first started in the professional world, my dad gave me the story about the gazelle. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: when the sun comes up, you’d better be running." I kept it for about 10 years and then lost it in an office move.

It sounds like it is too much for your husband for sure. It would be too much for me as well. I hate cliches and corny sayings.

What a stupid and overly long quote.

[Anonymous]

We have none.

[Anonymous]

I like love them. They inspire me and my family- reminders of what family stands for sayings about love, kindness, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Zero. I do have a few in my office.

[Anonymous]

I have one and I'm giving it the heave ho in our move this spring.

[Anonymous]

Maybe zero? Not sure what you are talking about? I once had a poster from Despair.com, which is a de-mitivational site based on that stupid corporate motivational crap.

[Anonymous]

Love them too! I have a couple in our kitchen. Maybe confine them all to one area? I don't really care if they're tacky. It's my house, not yours.

[Anonymous]

LIVE LAUGH LOVE

HOME IS WHERE YOUR STORY BEGINS

[Anonymous]

I don't have any --though I often see ones I like. I have asthma though and regard anything hanging on the walls as a dust magnet. We limit ourselves to family photographs and a few paintings. A friend gave me an "&" after a really rough patch of ill health and depression. I wasn't suicidal though. I appreciated the gesture, but donated it to the lounge at the day treatment program I had attended.

My adult DD has several friends who are really into certain of these mottos. I agree that they (the young women) fit the "basic b" stereotype perfectly. But if they get a boost from those words and it helps them be happy and competent, I think that's great.

My mom just has religious sayings. Not just scripture, but quotes from popes, other clergy, lay leaders, etc.

People should feel free to decorate how they please.