Like !ce Queen said, it’s my signature.
Depending on the mood, my motto can be…
“No Regrets.”
-or-
“I am…
American by birth,
Southern by heritage
and a Virginian by the grace of God’s own Hand!”
Never set a limit until you have pased it.
“Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.”
(An occassionally handy attitude for the office.)
Fun mottos:
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, then it needed replacing anyay.
Always fear the person who has nothing left to lose.
Real mottos:
Que sera sera.
Cest La Viet.
This, too, will come to pass.
You can’t do (or have) everything.
“Think like a man of action but act like a man of thought.” - Admiral ???
and…see signature
The Motto I have been known by:
“Don’t panic, keep the faith, and be yourself.”
others I like:
Don’t look at the rain and you won’t get wet.
Sometimes you’re the windsheild, sometimes you’re the bug.
He who angers you, controls you.
Mine is on my signature:
I have three…
I want it all. And I want it now!
That which does not kill me will only hurt me.
The last one is for work.
Don’t panic until you see the doctors and I panic.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but the nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
Whatever doesn’t kill me postpones the inevitable.
“If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I’d be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose.” (A Simpsons quote I use at least once a day.)
And then there are the three rules for surviving med school or residency:
1.) Never stand when you can sit.
2.) Never sit when you can sleep.
3.) See a donut, eat a donut.
Dr. J
Hippocrates, “Life is short, Art long, Occasion sudden and dangerous, Experience deceitful, and Judgment difficult.” (I’m guessing ‘Art long’ means that it takes a lot of time to build up skill and knowledge.)
“We’re bound to be truthful,” she said. “But there’s no call to be honest.” Terry Pratchett
Christ died for our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them? – Jules Feiffer
Give me the strength to change the things I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot, and a great big bag of money.
The closest thing I have to a personal motto is a poem:
Does the
Kaleidoscope
mourn
the passing pattern
or
rejoice
in the
jeweled dance?
To each his own, Remember to laugh at yourself, and Everyone deserves a second chance.
Oh, and I must have this. 
Improvise, adapt, overcome.
Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge.
Hey, no fair! I was going to say that.
OK, how 'bout this one then-
Life is to short to be taken seriously.
Also, check the sig line.
“I have an alibi, honest!”
and
“Moo Moo, I’m a pie.”
Shit happens.
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
Life is pain. Anyone who says different is selling something.
Everything in life is composed of threes. If you don’t believe that, read the above posts.
If you’re trying to solve a problem, come up with three solutions. One of them will work.
Never f*ck with other people’s time, other people’s money, or other people’s people. This will spare you about 85% of the problems in life.
The three most important things in life are money, possessions, and people. People are more important than possessions, which are more important than money.
I’ve always liked ‘Credit where credit’s due’, even if it is the really annoying guy who just got something right. My other favourite is in my signature (or should be if I’ve set it up right).
N.