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JstAnotherSub -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 3:38:07 PM)

No one can play you unless you hand them the instrument.



angelikaJ -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 3:41:18 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

Plus: repeating things while expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.



There is one related to that:
If you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always got... but I really love the opposite -

To get what you have never had you must do what you have never done.



PeonForHer -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 3:41:30 PM)

I heard, on British TV (and said by a comedian - Stephen Fry - so I take it with a pinch of salt) that when you leave certain stores in the USA these days, some assistant will say not just 'Have a nice day!' but 'Miss you already!'

- Please tell me that this isn't true. If it is, how the hell can you put up with it? I think I'd punch the assistant in question. It's loathsome. I understand now why you Americans have guns and the death sentence.



lizi -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 3:42:25 PM)


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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

FR

"It is what it is."

What the feck does that mean? Does it mean anything at all? What could the 'it' in that phrase possibly be other than what it *is*?

I've sometimes quoted the line and replied where I've seen it in a given thread, with just the comment "No it isn't" - simply to see if the person who's said it will argue with me. They never have.


I can't stand this platitude. Thanks Peon for giving me an addition to the profile thread.

This is a completely useless statement to my mind, it just grates on me. It seems to be used by people that aren't in favor of working at things, instead they shrug their shoulders and say "It is what it is." No...it's not. Make it into something else or leave it behind.

There is one thing in the world that I'd probably concede that it is what it is....my mother.



LookieNoNookie -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 3:48:29 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SimplyMichael

Some are better than others...my three favorites are:

Never treat someone as a priority if they treat you as an option

How is that working for you?

Great slaves are made by great relationships

I think these three sum up one hell of a lot of wisdom.


My favorites are:

You can lead a horse to water, but if you think 2 or more in combination can do real algebra even if you give them a high end Radio Shack calculator, you're way the fuck dumber than your Mother said you were. (That was from my Dad).

If it quacks like a duck, it very well could be someone's cell phone. (That was from my Gramma....she was smart).

I never realized I was poor until I stole the shoes from a homeless guy and discovered that homeless guys have shitty shoes. (That one I learned on my own).





dcnovice -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 4:37:26 PM)

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I heard, on British TV (and said by a comedian - Stephen Fry - so I take it with a pinch of salt) that when you leave certain stores in the USA these days, some assistant will say not just 'Have a nice day!' but 'Miss you already!'

If it makes you feel better, I've never heard that.



Spiritedsub2 -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 4:39:48 PM)


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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

I heard, on British TV (and said by a comedian - Stephen Fry - so I take it with a pinch of salt) that when you leave certain stores in the USA these days, some assistant will say not just 'Have a nice day!' but 'Miss you already!'

- Please tell me that this isn't true. If it is, how the hell can you put up with it? I think I'd punch the assistant in question. It's loathsome. I understand now why you Americans have guns and the death sentence.

Stephen Fry (love him) is pulling your (collective) leg [:)]



Duskypearls -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 6:15:19 PM)

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

Be careful who you step on, on your way up, as you just might meet them on your way down.

No man is an island.

Bad habits die hard.



poise -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 6:32:25 PM)

The only thing to fear is fear itself.

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this one. I mean, I certainly have a great fear
of heights, (especially if it involves driving over a bridge with 18 wheelers on each side of me!!)
and I really don't want to be afraid of driving over the bridge, but I am not afraid to be afraid. [:-]



DesFIP -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 6:35:40 PM)

A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.

You teach people how to treat you by what you accept. If you lie down, don't be surprised to be walked on and treated like a doormat.

You don't make yourself bigger by making other people smaller.



dcnovice -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 6:43:06 PM)

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You teach people how to treat you by what you accept. If you lie down, don't be surprised to be walked on and treated like a doormat.

I've heard this one before, and I'm never quite sure what I think about it. It seems to assume that everyone's in a position to decide what to accept, and I have my doubts about that.



PeonForHer -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 7:20:52 PM)

DCN, SS2: Thank you. I'm glad: there's only so much lunacy I can stand in the world. [:)]



dcnovice -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 7:22:50 PM)

Of course, I may start saying that to guests on my Wilson house tours. [:)]



PeonForHer -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 7:25:05 PM)

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The only thing to fear is fear itself.


Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Could you imagine, say, a man being charged by an enraged rhinoceros, standing there and pondering whether his fear of the rhino is legitimate, or in fact whether he should get over some entirely useless and irrelevant fear within himself?

I think a lot of these bits of 'wisdom' were invented by parents of children that they didn't, deep down, want to remain alive for very much longer.



dcnovice -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 7:30:44 PM)

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I think a lot of these bits of 'wisdom' were invented by parents of children that they didn't, deep down, want to remain alive for very much longer.

The "fear" one is actually from FDR's first inaugural address in 1933. It makes more sense, I think, in the context of the whole paragraph. The new President sought to rally Americans' Depression-weary spirits.

I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.

ETA: LBJ on FDR: “He was the one person I ever knew, anywhere, who was never afraid.”



slaveluci -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 7:44:27 PM)

"If you lie down with dogs, you might just wake up with fleas" is one of my favorites. It sums up so much.

luci



Spiritedsub2 -> RE: Platitudes (7/2/2013 8:40:11 PM)


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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

DCN, SS2: Thank you. I'm glad: there's only so much lunacy I can stand in the world. [:)]

Glad to help. Miss you already!



DesFIP -> RE: Platitudes (7/3/2013 8:03:13 AM)


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ORIGINAL: dcnovice

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You teach people how to treat you by what you accept. If you lie down, don't be surprised to be walked on and treated like a doormat.

I've heard this one before, and I'm never quite sure what I think about it. It seems to assume that everyone's in a position to decide what to accept, and I have my doubts about that.


The way my mother used it, and I do, is in reference to a personal relationship. If a date says they'll pick you up at 7:00 and doesn't show till 8:30, then how you respond will determine if they keep treating you as unimportant and therefore can be stood up without consequence.

If you don't want to be just a booty call, then say no.



Dyfrynt -> RE: Platitudes (7/3/2013 8:22:25 AM)

Don't know if it has been mentioned yet. My all time favorite is

"The early bird catches the worm."

The reason it is my all time favorite is because the critically important yet never mentioned corollary is:

"The early worm gets caught".

When you bring the two together, the message becomes rather hazy! Except for the obvious "It is better to be a bird than it is to be a worm".



sunshinemiss -> RE: Platitudes (7/3/2013 8:40:43 AM)

Of course I am loving this thread.... chock full of QOTD phrases...

I would like to respond to a few if I may. In no particular order...


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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

Too many cooks spoil the broth.


Here in Korea they say "Too many captains causes the ship to go to the mountain". Same meaning.


quote:

ORIGINAL: poise

The only thing to fear is fear itself.

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this one. I mean, I certainly have a great fear of heights, (especially if it involves driving over a bridge with 18 wheelers on each side of me!!) and I really don't want to be afraid of driving over the bridge, but I am not afraid to be afraid. [:-]


I think this one is the difference between the kind of fear that we inflict upon ourselves (which is what we should fear - our own lack of self trust - rather than the kind you are talking of. you are talking about fearing things that are worthy of being feared - dangerous things.


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ORIGINAL: Kana

Or my all time fave-Better to have loved and lost than ne'er loved at all.

The fuck.
That shit is just flat out wrong.


Until I had actually fallen in love and lost that relationship, I didn't understand or appreciate it. Now I know 100% it is correct. I'd rather know I'm capable and that my life was in beautiful bold colors because of the love I've had. Before that, I had experienced lovely pastel colors. Truly lovely, but not the gorgeous jewel tones that love brought to me. I didn't know what I was missing. Now, even though I'm single, I have wonderful memories to hold onto and lessons that I've learned.


quote:

ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

FR

"It is what it is."

What the feck does that mean? Does it mean anything at all? What could the 'it' in that phrase possibly be other than what it *is*?



Peon, I think it actually means that regardless of how you want it to be, it is not necessarily that. It is the thing that it is, and if you can't change it or you have no power over it, the best thing is to accept it. You DO have power over changing yourself. I find that one rather calming. It helps me get clear about where the line is for MY responsibility.

best,
sunshine





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