quotes what I like

“If you think you know what the hell is going on, you're probably full of shit.”
Robert Anton Wilson

"I'd like to inform the public that gung fu cannot be mastered in just "three easy lessons". Intelligent thinking and hard work are required ".
- Bruce Lee

maija wrote:

"I'd like to inform the public that gung fu cannot be mastered in just "three easy lessons". Intelligent thinking and hard work are required ".
- Bruce Lee

Nice

this one my guru used to say; i say it students, but it's hard to
swallow as it takes either having an ego that is boundless or
no ego at all!

"mistakes are not for humilation. mistakes are for learning"

-swami hariharananda giri

he was always MUCH more strict with people who made the same mistakes
twice
negative reinforcement followed

"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat."

Napoleon Bonaparte -

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt



uhm...me thinks Theodore had a dose of sports combat lessons, and two doses of whipping...
sorry, did i say that...i must have been thinking out loud

this one i likey as well--wish i'd passed basic grammer

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi quotes


i've simply met too many outstanding athletes who cave--and conversely too many
stubbornly agro types who've really come out on top under pressure [who were otherwise
quite average in fitness, etc...].

Drinking provides a beautiful excuse to pursue the one activity that truly gives me pleasure, hooking up with fat hairy girls.

--Timothy Walsh

Roadkill...you devil you!!
cheeky bastard
that's one for the books...

Im not a Christian but I will quote scripture
: “ . . . Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” -Gal. 6:7.

Quote :

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Mathew 7:3

When the shit hits the fan I always get Biblical... its my upbringing, bear with me

Quote :

But what do you expect? Hey, come on, this is a warlike country. We come from that northern European, basically the northern European genes, the blue eyes. Those blue eyes. Boy everybody in the world learned real quick, didn’t they? When those blue eyes sail out of the north, you better nail everything down motherfucker. Nail it down, strap it down, or they’ll grab it. If they can’t take it home, they’ll burn it. If they can’t burn it, they’ll fuck it.

George Carlin

Quote :

A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

proverbs 27:3

"once you get a rat by the tail, never let it go"

Richard "Gypsy" Goines
vietnam vet and Jazz/Blues man in a record shop

old man's useful advice to fighting

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
Albert Einstein

Ah, that's a good one. Einstein had a lot of golden nuggets in the stuff he said.

"Some see the glass as half full, others see the glass as half empty. I just wonder who the hell has been drinking my beer!"

Bruce Lee: from enter the Dragon, talking to a young student

"it's like pointing your finger at the moon....THWACK...don't look at the finger or you miss all the
heavenly glory"

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what".

Harper Lee in To Kill a Mockingbird

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

"Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. "

"Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort."

and finally...

"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you’re a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."

Henry Rollins.

Nice Dark

particularly like the one about impressing the Gods!

Quote :

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

John C. Maxwell

A couple more from Mr.Rollins...

“I don't want to know. I don't need it. I don't want the information that millions of people have. I don't want to be fed these boring facts and figures. Then you'll become one of the masses. I'd rather starve my mind a bit and have to search out nutrition in stranger places.”


...and one that holds a special significance for me,which i read several years ago...bringing on one of those "light bulb moments"

“You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it's a plant, not a reason for living. Controlled by a plant, how hilarious. A plant! A fucking plant!”

Quote :

but only allow this dingleberry tidbit of your blossoming personality to flower when the conditions finally give you permission. someone is threatening you or a loved one, thank them--appologize before hand, and let one hand replace the other in a flurry of hits with no end in sight. let your hands block out the sun. make their lives flash before their eyes. nail them and savor every moment.'

the Sage

I need to get RichardB's quote about the "ruffian fist" and aggression on this list

"Freedom is actually a bigger game than power. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash." --Harriet Rubin