of all I can recall
these is ‘em
pulled these below
off the top of my head
but I really don’t know
maybe something I read
or heard one day
can’t actually say
but I do know this
I get their gist
Don’t criticize others if you are easily offended.
You’ll fail at every risk you don’t take.
The future is not tomorrow — it comes every second.
If you just can’t find an answer — the question may be the fault.
Even in darkness discoveries can be made — use more than just your eyes.
If you want to hear what others think — shut up!
There is no such thing as failure — only incomplete success.
If you keep tripping up — try going down.
The only thing certain is uncertainty.
You can’t outrun your history — nor your fate.
You may not always get what you want — often you get what you need.
Everything goes wrong — until it doesn’t.
The world may not be passing you by — you may be going backwards.
Bad deeds are like footprints — they follow you everywhere.
Easiest to ride the horse in the direction it’s going.
If you think you can’t — then you won’t.
Nothing beats working hard — except working smart.
The only thing that makes someone better than you is your thinking so.
Victory cannot be snatched from you — unless you let go your grip.
You will never finish last if you stay ahead of whose behind you.
If at first you don’t succeed — start at second the next time.
A better question than why — is why not?
If you follow your heart you will have a leader committed to you.
You can never go all the way — only as far as you went.
Love is letting someone be themself — not who you want them to be.
If you want to change something — do it differently.
You don’t know what to do, fine — but do something.
Falling for someone can never hurt — if they cushion your impact.
The person on top is simply the perch for the next one up.
Good intentions are never wrong — but some are certainly less right
You can’t be stopped if you just keep going.
One doesn’t need to know everything — just enough to appear to.
To win the race you need beat only one — whoever’s in 2nd place.
If you think you’ve been a fool, you are probably right
— and you’ll likely find someone who agrees with you.
The only real fool is the one who lived their life,
and hid their truth for fear of being called one.
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rob kistner © 2022
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