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How is our mind and a parachute similar?

sonvclimbing · · bolder city · Joined Dec 2008 · Points: 25

"If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself."

-The Richest Man in Babylon

Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145

always remember to double tap

Kenny Thompson · · Cottage grove oregon · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 560

You can change it but it's gonna be different

Michael Dupont · · Woodbury, MN · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 30

Personal favorite:

If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning.

Eric Coffman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 735

The man on top of the mountain didnt fall there

The Call Of K2 Lou · · Squamish, BC · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 20

Don't be a jerk.

Harden the f#$k up.
youtube.com/watch?v=unkIVvj…

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
-Gandhi

"Look for meaning where you can and cherish mystery where you can't."
-Barry Corbet

Eric Coffman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 735

From Commander John H. Folsom U.S.S. McCook (Battle of D-Day-adopted me) "Illigitemus Non-Conundrum Est"-Dont let the bastards get you down
not his original quote but he liked it.

coloradosk8r · · Ft Collins co · Joined May 2012 · Points: 65

From dad,

Shit in one hand want in the other, see which one fills up first.

Road trips: I would say "dad I'm thirsty, (reply) do you want me to spit down your throat?

Usually worked to shut us up in the backseat.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880

Tommy, see your future, be your future. May, make, make it, make it. Make your future Tommy. I'm, I'm a veg', Tommy.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880

Life is a shit sandwich. The more bread you have, the less shit you have to eat.

Christian RodaoBack · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 1,486

"As it is necessary not to invite robbery by supineness, so it is our duty not to suppress tenderness by suspicion; it is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."

If you know the source of this without looking it up, you are a bad ass.

matt davies · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 25
Christian wrote:"As it is necessary not to invite robbery by supineness, so it is our duty not to suppress tenderness by suspicion; it is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust." If you know the source of this without looking it up, you are a bad ass.

Ben Franklin?

Christian RodaoBack · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 1,486
matt davies wrote: Ben Franklin?

Samuel Johnson

matt davies · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 25

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."
You probably know the popular source of this quote is a bad ass without looking it up :)

Mike Morin · · Glen, NH · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 1,350

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice".

I read that from the time I knew how to read.

It was on a sign hanging on a wall at a local automotive shop where my dad would (and still does) get coffee on Saturday mornings, shoot the shit with his buddies, and tinker on projects.

Eric Coffman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 735

"we have two ends with a common link
with one we sit with one we think
success depends on what you use
heads you win tails you lose"

from my aunt sherry's bathroom needlepoint poem

Sorden · · Estes Park, CO · Joined Sep 2003 · Points: 95

From my grandfather:

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits."

From my dad:

"A lie is not a lie if the truth is not expected."

Christian RodaoBack · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 1,486
matt davies wrote:"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you." You probably know the popular source of this quote is a bad ass without looking it up :)

Samuel L Jackson ? lol

Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0

Every gay male couple in the world leaves two more available women for the rest of us. I can prove this with a napkin and a slide rule.

I love you, gay guys. Seriously.

•**Not counting sport climbers. You guys are homo in a really, really uncool way. ***

-Killis

Sorry for cross posting but that is a wicked awesome quote.

Wade J. · · Boulder, CO · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 25

"if you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough"
-Dad

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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