# Words to live by

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by/56241>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 28, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by/56241 "2001-02-28T17:33:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by/56241/21 "2001-03-02T02:05:09Z")

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“Well fuck me if I’m wrong, but I’m going to try to do it.”

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2001, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-live-by/56241/22 "2001-03-02T02:20:14Z")

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I actually like my sig right now:

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> _From Amby Burfoot’s Runner’s World Complete Book of Running_  
> When you create a mental environment that accepts mistakes, you free yourself to keep trying, to keep extending yourself, to keep taking risks. An accepting attitude helps you perform with greater relaxation, which is one of the key building blocks to success.

Also:  
Mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

One of the best “pick-up lines” is simply: Hi.

The older I get, the smarter my parents were.

It’s never too late to tell someone you love them.

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