Phrases to Live by

[Liberator]

You can have it fast or you can have it right. It's to f**##n late to have it fast.

 

[Hawkeye Pierce]

If it's stupid but i works,
It's not stupid.

When doing anything, add 20% weather its cost or time or materials, you should end up with just enough.

 

[Mark37082]

A few things I have a hard time adhering to….
Buy what you need, not what you want.
Its mind over matter…tell that to my legs and back after dragging a deer out of a deep ravine.

i got a good belly laugh on some of the posts.

 

[Greyfox]

Die with memories, not dreams.

 

[Ckgworks]

Every person laying dead on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated individual.........

Be careful on Valentines Day.......Hunting season is 9 months away

 

[WildRose]

I find as I advance in age that certain phrases become more meaningful in keeping me from making mistakes in everyday life. Some are very pertinent to hunting and shooting. I can't count the number of times I have let the heat of the moment pull me into a bad decision, but sometimes a quick reference to an old wise saying has led me down a better path and rewarded me in the future.
So words to live by in our passion may not only help control our emotional urges, but also help individuals jumping into the hobby.
Reloading: "Buy cheap and stack deep". Measure twice and cut/form/drop once.
Shooting: It's usually the nut behind the trigger.
Hunting: Same as above. Don't shoot it if you can't carry it out.
General: Buy once and cry once.
Any words of wisdom?

"Use the right tool for the job, never use a hammer for a wrench or a screwdriver for a crowbar". Grampa.

 

[Frog4aday]

These came from my Dad:
1) A fool and his money are soon parted.
2) The Golden Rule - the one with the gold makes the rule.

From Margaret Thatcher: 'The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.'

 

[Predator 22]

Never put your fingers where you wouldn't put your......manhood.

 

[Greyfox]

You change the World by your example, not your opinion….

 

[jessej]

If you're early you're on time, if you're on time you're late.

 

[Quintus]

More USMC Wisdom.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.

I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. In certain environments the entire Rifleman's Creed are truly words to live by.

A push in the bush is worth 3 in the hand.

Others
Carma's a b!t$h.

Do unto others is my favorite and I made every effort to ingrain it in my children. Makes the creed a paradox.

 

[dmj]

From one of my old supervisors. If you aren't part of the solution you are part of the problem.

 

[slv hunter]

God hates a coward

 

[ButterBean]

Stupidity left unattended will run rampant, Even the smallest things need our attention