"The Future Begins Tomorrow", motto of Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems [1], from the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.
[1] https://www.flickr.com/photos/spookytreasures/7162735516/in/...
Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?
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#432“Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” - Lewis Grizzard
Those with insufficient pack instinct to stay in harness get new scenery (of their own, not the musher's choice) even without being lead dog:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24141469
"MYOB"
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#433Half of life is just showing up
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#434"If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you always got".
I can't remember who said that
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#435And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. - Romans 8:28
In this verse I have grown in confidence that by desiring to become a good person, God is going to help me in all aspects of my life, ALL of them. Not just finances, or my career, or health, EVERYTHING. It is very powerful [essential] to have this belief; it carries me through life and will until the end.
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#436When I was in my 20s I lived on a bicycle for a year, going around the lower 48 and Canada, and then up to Alaska. I lived for two weeks in Joshua Tree with a guy named Tom, who slept in a cave the whole time. One morning we were sorting our gear and a piece of paper fell out of his wallet. As I handed it back to him, I read the three lines on it: Work hard. Be strong. Don't complain. I asked him about it, and he sai…
Is this really great advice? What if you don't feel strong? What if working hard makes you unhappy?
I often don’t feel strong enough, but I still have work to get done, kids to raise, a wife to support. Sometimes (most times for most people) we have to do things that don’t make us happy. Chores, bills, work, difficult conversations, break ups, supporting others who need it.
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#437"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." And also: "Everythi…
Everything in moderation, including moderation
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?
#438When I was in my 20s I lived on a bicycle for a year, going around the lower 48 and Canada, and then up to Alaska. I lived for two weeks in Joshua Tree with a guy named Tom, who slept in a cave the whole time. One morning we were sorting our gear and a piece of paper fell out of his wallet. As I handed it back to him, I read the three lines on it: Work hard. Be strong. Don't complain. I asked him about it, and he sai…
Is this really great advice? What if you don't feel strong? What if working hard makes you unhappy?
That’s exactly what this advice is for. You don’t need to be reminded to be strong or work hard when you feel strong and want to work hard.
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#439You can't fly with the eagles if you sleep with the pigeons.
This quote resonated with me very well
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#440"A witty saying proves nothing." -- Voltaire The world is far more complex than any human could possibly fathom, and reducing complex subjects to witticisms usually works against those subjects, whether intentional or not.
Yeah. The world is so chaotic