Never let the lyric get in the way of the groove.

(To be taken literally or figuratively.)

When you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you.

The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.

The chief cause of failure is sacrificing what you want most for what you want in the moment. That helped me when I was working my way through school.

Anonymous wrote:When I stub my toe, drop something in the kitchen, or epically screw up: "FUUUUCK!" Nothing more, nothing less.

When something annoying happens again and again: "Otra vez?" (This is to myself, and no, I'm not Latino).

Word to describe every annoying, crummy, or stressful situation: "Hellish" or "Shitstorm."

In Metro, muttered underneath my breath: "Move it, turds!"

This made my day.

Not my circus, not my monkeys.

This is below my pay grade. For bs nobody has time to deal with.

When I stub my toe, drop something in the kitchen, or epically screw up: "FUUUUCK!" Nothing more, nothing less.

When something annoying happens again and again: "Otra vez?" (This is to myself, and no, I'm not Latino).

Word to describe every annoying, crummy, or stressful situation: "Hellish" or "Shitstorm."

In Metro, muttered underneath my breath: "Move it, turds!"

Is this the hill you want to die on?
Is it more important to maintain a good relationship or win this fight?

Can you tell I had a problem with fighting?

Life isn't fair

Don't get your knickers in a twist

to my kids at the dinner table:
- 4 on the floor
- square in the chair

for work and many other activities
- lead, follow, or get the hell out of my way

to my kids (and sometime DH)
- suck it up buttercup
- buckle up buttercups

getting the kids/family out the door
- here we go, here we go, here we go (football coach saying)

when i'm driving and another driver can't seem to make a turn when space is available
- are you waiting for an invitation?

"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." - andretti

The best way to predict your future is to create it." - abe

To my kids and said it to my boss once after he asked me what I wanted (wrt a promotion) and I told him exactly what I wanted
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars."

To my kids and my team at work:
Go big or go home"

I know i have more but can't think of them right now. My kids laugh at me because I use so many quotes with them, but the messages seem to stick so it works for me!

you can always take more, but you can't take less (mainly referring to serving food to yourself)

"this too shall pass"

My Mother says, "well, shit and shove me in it." ...kind of an exclamation of exasperation

When you play with shit, you're going to stink.

My dad always quoted Churchills "if your going through hell, you keep going." It has popped up in my head so many times during my life. Its just one of those sayings that really work for a multiple of life situations and has a lot of simple truth to it. Anyone else have something like this...kind of a self motto/ favorite quote.