Your personal mantra.
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De Omnibus Dubitandum. Doubt everything. One of Karl Marx's favourite sayings, and I want to engrave it on something and have it on my desk.
"Yes you want to hit them, No I shouldn't because school doesn't like it, even when justified"
I murmer that to myself every day because of the idiots who think calling someone a "retard" is the best thing to call someone every time you aren't as good as them at something.
Especially PE, seriously, fuck those twats.
I murmer that to myself every day because of the idiots who think calling someone a "retard" is the best thing to call someone every time you aren't as good as them at something.
Especially PE, seriously, fuck those twats.
I have two:
"TAKING BAKER!!!!
"GETHSPLOSION!!!"
The first is just my favourite quote from the insanely over-eager and furious German announcer from COD: WAW's multiplayer while the second is a term I've coined for those awesome death animations Geth Primes have in Mass Effect 3, where they seem to curl up on themselves, shriek electronically and then explode as opposed to every other Geth just falling over dead.
"TAKING BAKER!!!!
"GETHSPLOSION!!!"
The first is just my favourite quote from the insanely over-eager and furious German announcer from COD: WAW's multiplayer while the second is a term I've coined for those awesome death animations Geth Primes have in Mass Effect 3, where they seem to curl up on themselves, shriek electronically and then explode as opposed to every other Geth just falling over dead.
"If you always worry about what others think of you, then you never get to do what you really want."
Hari Krishna, Hari Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hari Hari...
I don't know. I'm not one of those people who can live by one and only one thing for their whole life. I would get bored of repeating the same thing over and over. I think I have a slight (or maybe not so slight) case of ADD but I'm not sure. All the symptoms are there but I haven't verified it yet
The same reason I never got a tatoo. I just don't know anything that I would like to have on my body for the rest of my life. I'm constantly moving forward (at least, I like to think so) and things that were important to me in the past, aren't that important now.
When something bad happens, I don't tell myself any motivating phrases, I just analyze what happened, learn not to get in that situation again and move on.
At times, I think that I'm doing less than I should be so I tell myself to step my game up or something like that but there are days when I exceed my own expectations. Then, I congratulate myself.
I don't know. I'm not one of those people who can live by one and only one thing for their whole life. I would get bored of repeating the same thing over and over. I think I have a slight (or maybe not so slight) case of ADD but I'm not sure. All the symptoms are there but I haven't verified it yet
The same reason I never got a tatoo. I just don't know anything that I would like to have on my body for the rest of my life. I'm constantly moving forward (at least, I like to think so) and things that were important to me in the past, aren't that important now.
When something bad happens, I don't tell myself any motivating phrases, I just analyze what happened, learn not to get in that situation again and move on.
At times, I think that I'm doing less than I should be so I tell myself to step my game up or something like that but there are days when I exceed my own expectations. Then, I congratulate myself.
Does a rhythm count? Because I find myself tapping the Master drum beat from Doctor Who quite often. So I guess that makes my "mantra" "Tap tap tap tap".
Also, this thread is almost reminding me of that one episode of "This Troper".
Also, this thread is almost reminding me of that one episode of "This Troper".
"It's not worth it. It's not worth it. It's not worth it." This is usually how I avoid pointless internet arguments.
A steal from Frank Herbert:
"I must not rage.
Rage is the mind-killer.
Rage is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my rage.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the rage has gone there will be nothing......Only I will remain."
slightly modified for my self.
"I must not rage.
Rage is the mind-killer.
Rage is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my rage.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the rage has gone there will be nothing......Only I will remain."
slightly modified for my self.
"Don't make attachments"
I suppose as I find myself thinking that often now that I think about it.
I suppose as I find myself thinking that often now that I think about it.
To strengthen my will I will train every day.
To strengthen my reason I will seek the connections in all that I learn.
To strengthen my understanding I will listen to those that need be heard.
To strengthen my belief I will see the person at first look.
To strengthen my love I shall always remember what a heart seeks.
I usually recite it at least five times a day.
To strengthen my reason I will seek the connections in all that I learn.
To strengthen my understanding I will listen to those that need be heard.
To strengthen my belief I will see the person at first look.
To strengthen my love I shall always remember what a heart seeks.
I usually recite it at least five times a day.
Two quotes from Mario Puzo's Godfather, the book that taught me how to relate to people: "Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people." and "Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family". -both by Don Corleone
As I've grown older my primary philosophy has become "Everything Rots". Not only has it helped my tackle my obsessive side, but it also helped flesh out my artistic and literary works, giving me fresh avenues of exploration whilst helping retain distance from my work.