A nice quote

[bobueland]

I just stumbled up on a nice quote

The only one who can tell you “you can’t” is you. And you don’t have to listen.

[Thequietone]

What about your parents who told you you can’t many times ?

And if you didn’t listen you got a slapping.

Paul

[Jaysen]

I was always told that when girl said “no you can’t” …

In seriousness though, the sentiment is a bit flawed. It really only applies to the idealized concept of self identity. Would we agree to this statement if the person contemplating it was a racists? Would we not say “you can’t” to that person over and over and try to reform their opinion of their fellow man?

Or maybe that person just needs to spend time with Paul’s parents.

[Thequietone]

If you give me enough money and drugs I will give a bitch slapping to anyone you like in a public place.

Who said my parents never taught me anything ?

Da Slapper

[vic-k]

@Thequietone

If you give me enough money and drugs I will give a bitch slapping to anyone you like in a public place.
Who said my parents never taught me anything ?
Da Slapper

Humbling, and yet…somehow…heart warming. That`s ma boy!

[gr]

The only one who can tell you “you can’t” is you. And you don’t have to listen.

Ah, but there is a flip side to that:

You can tell yourself ‘you can’, but future you does not have to listen.

I tell myself I am going to get up early tomorrow and set right to work, but in the morning my morning self is in charge and morning self doesn’t listen for jack.

It is a twisted metaphysical injustice that I’ve only myself to blame. “That’s where the canker gnaws!”
~gr

[AndreasE]

“Yes, we can.” A lot of people listened to this.

And a lot of people said “yes, we can drill for oil in the deep sea”… 8)

[Rdale]

@AndreasE

“Yes, we can.” A lot of people listened to this.

And a lot of people said “yes, we can drill for oil in the deep sea”… 8)

So you’re saying that if people had not listened to “yes, we can,” then deep sea oil drilling would have ceased?

[KB]

@gr

Ah, but there is a flip side to that:

You can tell yourself ‘you can’, but future you does not have to listen.

I tell myself I am going to get up early tomorrow and set right to work, but in the morning my morning self is in charge and morning self doesn’t listen for jack.

It does seem to me* that future self is overly awkward and always unwilling to do what I ask of him, while past self seems to have some unreasonable expectations.

Best,
Keith

• The one that wrote this a few seconds ago at least.

[Wock]

@bobueland

The only one who can tell you “you can’t” is you. And you don’t have to listen

This could follow the rabbit down the rabbit hole if the person has a “Multiple Personality Disorder”.

Some of my favorite quotes are:

“Reality can be a concept but not all concepts can be a reality.”

“If you listen more than you talk your more apt to learn more.”

“You can educate ignorance but you can’t fix stupid.”

“If you start most of your sentences with “but” you need to listen more.” (see 2)

“Foolishness goes many times hand in hand with best intentions.”

“Those who say I don’t want what I haven’t got never wanted anything bad enough.”

“The only limitations are those you set upon yourself but keep in mind those limits define your moral and ethic fiber and could border on the criminal in some eyes.”

“The only difference between genius and madness is if you succeed or fail.”

“If you try to fail to succeed which have you actually done?”

[KB]

All is as trite as it is transitory…

[Jaysen]

@Wock

@bobueland

The only one who can tell you “you can’t” is you. And you don’t have to listen

This could follow the rabbit down the rabbit hole if the person has a “Multiple Personality Disorder”.

That explains why vic-k has vanished.

[AndreasE]

@robertdguthrie

@AndreasE

“Yes, we can.” A lot of people listened to this.

And a lot of people said “yes, we can drill for oil in the deep sea”… 8)

So you’re saying that if people had not listened to “yes, we can,” then deep sea oil drilling would have ceased?

An answer to consider would have been: “Maybe we can, but should we?”

Or, shorter: “Shit can happen.”

[gr]

@KB

It does seem to me* that future self is overly awkward and always unwilling to do what I ask of him, while past self seems to have some unreasonable expectations.

Good thing present self is always so on the ball or we wouldn’t any of us have much to say for ourselves.