Asklemmy

Get in the zone, autozone!

far from the eyes, far from the heart

Don't even know why

I took an introduction to nursing class in high school where we had to know the names of all the bones, the chambers of the heart, CPR, etc. During one particular topic, one of the students kinda snapped and exclaimed "I'm too stupid for this!" The teacher, a badass ER nurse who was a single mom, rode a Harley, and had seen everything from electrocuted flesh to years-old bed sores, simply said "Good. That means you're learning."

I work with special needs kids, and whenever they complain about feeling stupid, I pass along that wisdom, but in a bit nicer way: "You're not stupid, you're just learning."

The life of a punctual man is a hell of undeserved loneliness

I read this in a book when I was 15 and I've never been on time since

"Money I got, time I don't."

My dad said this offhanded joking remark to me 30 years ago and it lives rent free in my head. It's a privileged view point for sure but I took it to mean save and be prepared but don't be frugal toa detriment. Spend on things you love and spend away on things you hate. Don't waste time if you can afford not to.

It is by doing whatever that one becomes whoever.

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. - Marcus Aurelius

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs

From citizen Kane:

"It's easy to make a lot of money, if all you want is a lot of money"

Or something to that effect. Think about that line often

"If you are racist, I will attack you with the North"

“If God is all-powerful, He cannot be all good. And if He is all good, then He cannot be all-powerful.”

"Who controls the present controls the past. Who controls the past controls the future"

Pick your battles.

It's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't.

“You judge yourself by your intentions, but judge others by their actions”

This has helped me with my procrastination and helping to understand co-workers and people in general. Life gets busy and we always mean do get to things, but it’s really on what we actually do and complete that is real.

"Good things come to those who wait". It has been true so many times in my life.

Success leads to stagnation; stagnation leads to failure. ... Failure leads to maturity; maturity leads to success.

• Steven Brust (from Jhereg)

"Think for yourself and question authority." It's on a TOOL album.

Once is never, twice is always.

Basically at any given moment, any from a random assortment of Simpsons quotes. Right now it’s “but when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?”

"be careful of what you wish for, as you may just get it"

“He has no friends” - Dad

Now that your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job?

Look after your equipment and your equipment will look after you.

-and-

There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

"i have d cups grandma, the waitress thinks you have dementia"