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by beppi » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 1:13 am
I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
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by intellectualsmuse » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 1:16 am
beppi wrote:I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
Uhhh ever tried telling your mom that?

For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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by ozchick » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:27 am
beppi wrote:I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
Sweet!

'Are you trying to tempt me because I come from the land of plenty?'
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by beppi » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:39 am
intellectualsmuse wrote:beppi wrote:I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
Uhhh ever tried telling your mom that?

My mom gave up trying to change me when I turned 40.
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by nakatago » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:40 am
Quotable quotes...
If at first you don't succeed, you're running about average. ~M.H. Alderson
I couldn't wait for success... so I went ahead without it. ~Jonathan Winters
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. ~Quentin Crisp
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. ~Author Unknown
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There's no use in being a damn fool about it. ~W.C. Fields
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by raden888 » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:26 pm
beppi wrote:I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
Word!
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by intellectualsmuse » Sat, 10 Apr 2010 5:35 pm
beppi wrote:intellectualsmuse wrote:beppi wrote:I learn from my mistakes - every mistake makes me a bit wiser.
Since I want to be very wise, I try to make as many mistakes as I can!
Uhhh ever tried telling your mom that?

My mom gave up trying to change me when I turned 40.
Thanks for sharing. (Am starting my own countdown to the day that happens to me...hoping it does happen!)

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Moving my home office - Dealing with fiber placement in an older condo?
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