# Life Mottos **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538 "2013-01-08T21:29:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/41 "2013-01-10T03:40:43Z")
I don’t have a motto, but I do have some rules: -Never refuse free pizza. -Take it easy. -If it seems like a bad idea _don’t do it!_ -Every rule above has exceptions. I add new rules whenever I think it’s appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/42 "2013-01-10T04:04:53Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The glass isn’t half full; the glass is too big. I don’t even have a damn glass! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/43 "2013-01-10T04:08:31Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I don’t even have a damn glass! I think it was Eddie Izzard who said “Some say the glass is half empty. Some say the glass is half full. But, the world belongs to those who say ‘This is not my glass! My glass was completely full! And it was a bigger glass!’.” ---
**Author:** ![Elise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@Elise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elise)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/44 "2013-01-10T05:23:50Z")
Don’t be afraid to get it right ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/45 "2013-01-10T05:35:09Z")
Life sucks, then you die. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/46 "2013-01-10T08:20:32Z")
Unofficial Marine Corps motto: Never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lie down and never stay awake when you can sleep. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/47 "2013-01-10T09:19:36Z")
“When you point a finger at someone, four more point back at you.” Which isn’t strictly true depending on what finger does said pointing, but you all get the gist. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/48 "2013-01-10T09:37:59Z")
Don’t get caught. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/49 "2013-01-10T09:42:39Z")
> [@](#): > > You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, > Love like you’ll never be hurt, > Sing like there’s nobody listening, > And live like it’s heaven on earth. ― William W. Purkey ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/50 "2013-01-10T09:54:15Z")
Trust your instincts. ---
**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/51 "2013-01-10T13:27:37Z")
Be prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Rala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@Rala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rala)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/52 "2013-01-10T13:32:30Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I think it was Eddie Izzard who said > > “Some say the glass is half empty. Some say the glass is half full. But, the world belongs to those who say ‘This is not my glass! My glass was completely full! And it was a bigger glass!’.” It was Pratchett, actually. In _The Truth_. From Jane Haddam: “In my day, we didn’t have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.” From Marie Curie: “Nothing in life is to be feared, only to be understood.” And finally, “What is, is.” ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/53 "2013-01-10T13:33:04Z")
Treat others as I expect to be treated. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/54 "2013-01-10T13:37:15Z")
**Honey** , I would have thought yours was “I don’t give a shit”. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/55 "2013-01-10T14:44:17Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > Mine is: “An apostrophe is only used to indicate possession or contraction.” 😉 I couldn’t stand it. I fixed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/56 "2013-01-10T14:52:19Z")
The universe is neither malign nor benign. — Harlan Ellison I’ll never get out of this world alive. — Hank Williams ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/57 "2013-01-10T15:09:49Z")
Mine is related to video games (surprise! ;-): _That which does not kill me merely fills my Limit Gauge._ And when it’s full I can use my special attack. 🙂 My only fear is that my special attack is something lame like Procrastination. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/58 "2013-01-10T18:32:14Z")
Live only your own life. ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/59 "2013-01-10T20:22:45Z")
“It is what it is” and “If you don’t look out for number 1, you’ll step in number 2” ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/60 "2013-01-10T20:30:20Z")
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