# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/61 "2013-01-10T20:35:58Z")
It could be worse, you could be on fire. (That may sound stupid but I have yet to be in a situation where it wasn’t true). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/62 "2013-01-10T20:36:23Z")
My sig: ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/63 "2013-01-10T20:38:32Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > It could be worse, you could be on fire. > > (That may sound stupid but I have yet to be in a situation where it wasn’t true). Give a man fire, and he’s warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire, and he’s warm for the rest of his life. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/64 "2013-01-10T21:40:29Z")
Enjoy life! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/65 "2013-01-10T21:50:33Z")
I only worry about things that happen and involve fire or blood. ---
**Author:** ![orthohedron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ba8739/32.png) [@orthohedron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orthohedron)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/66 "2013-01-10T21:58:02Z")
3 things… Act on your thoughts and not your feelings. You can’t control other people’s actions only your own. Prepare for the worst and be surprised by the best. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/67 "2013-01-11T00:23:55Z")
Don’t forget the Six P’s: Prior Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/68 "2013-01-11T01:12:08Z")
Life is too short, and too long, to be miserable. To add it’s sister phrase: If you don’t like your life, change it. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/69 "2013-01-11T01:13:08Z")
Semper Gumby. ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/70 "2013-01-11T17:14:24Z")
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/71 "2013-01-11T17:34:32Z")
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ---
**Author:** ![mo50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@mo50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mo50)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/72 "2013-01-11T17:49:26Z")
Never sleep with anyone crazier than you- Kris Kristofferson Try not to try too hard- James Taylor ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/73 "2013-01-12T03:03:10Z")
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/74 "2013-01-12T07:41:45Z")
Safety through caution. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/75 "2013-01-12T08:32:22Z")
From Jack Kerouac’s **On The Road** ; “Somes bastards and some aint, an that’s the score.” ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/76 "2013-01-12T09:35:01Z")
> [@mo50](#): > > Never sleep with anyone crazier than you- Kris Kristofferson Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. And never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own. – Nelson Algren ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/77 "2013-01-12T19:27:35Z")
Have a blast while you last. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/78 "2013-01-12T21:47:59Z")
Don’t worry; be happy. > [@Shakes](#): > > The glass is half full. But it’s filled with bile. Ha! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/79 "2013-01-12T21:53:39Z")
“I’ll get through this; I never think I’m going to and I always do.” ---
**Author:** ![Mattie\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538/80 "2013-01-12T22:11:15Z")
When you can’t run, you crawl, and when you can’t crawl, you find someone to carry you. (**Firefly - The Message)** Live your life so the Westboro Baptist Church will picket your funeral. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-mottos/646538.md?page=5)