20 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN
sonny
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Actually, this is not my list, but something my next door neighbor sent me. I like some much better than others, but make your own call. You young whippersnappers take particular note of # 6.
20 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN ...
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative
on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race
has not achieved its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never
want you to share yours with them.
5. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its
glories decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His
messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
6. You should not confuse your career with your life.
7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too
seriously.
8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one
individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very
often, that individual is crazy.
9. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. If
anybody cares how you dance, feel sorry for them. They need to get a life and
learn how to have fun. And notice that people who dance and cut loose once
in a while, usually live longer.
10. Never lick a steak knife.
11. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
12. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
13. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear compelling
reason why we observe daylight savings time.
14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely
suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to
make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
16. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age,
gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down
inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to
annoy people who are not in them.
18. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice
person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
19. Don't think that because a person is having fun, they are drinking
to excess. Some people have fun naturally given the moment and you need to
find out how they do it.
20. Your friends love you anyway. Thought for the day: Never be afraid
to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large
group of professionals built the Titanic.
20 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN ...
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative
on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race
has not achieved its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never
want you to share yours with them.
5. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its
glories decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His
messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
6. You should not confuse your career with your life.
7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too
seriously.
8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one
individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very
often, that individual is crazy.
9. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. If
anybody cares how you dance, feel sorry for them. They need to get a life and
learn how to have fun. And notice that people who dance and cut loose once
in a while, usually live longer.
10. Never lick a steak knife.
11. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
12. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
13. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear compelling
reason why we observe daylight savings time.
14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely
suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to
make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
16. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age,
gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down
inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to
annoy people who are not in them.
18. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice
person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
19. Don't think that because a person is having fun, they are drinking
to excess. Some people have fun naturally given the moment and you need to
find out how they do it.
20. Your friends love you anyway. Thought for the day: Never be afraid
to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large
group of professionals built the Titanic.
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