Whats the BEST advice you've ever been given, and who gave it to you?

"Learn to read people's eyes"

By an old man in New Orleans when I was 18 and suicidal.

Don't eat the yellow snow ~~ My Mom

My dad...

"Dont get yourself into anything you cant get yourself out of."

wait for your shot... the army

"Never cast a spell when Mercury is retrograde." Boy, should I have paid better attention to that one!!!

"Those that MATTER dont mind, and those that mind DON'T matter."---my mom

"Stop talking to my wife."

(Unknown professional football player - Tampa, FL circa 1995)

Know where you stand before you get out of your chair.

One of many things not to do when Mercury is in retrograde....

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When people show you who they are, believe them.

You teach people how to treat you.

AND

A man's reputation is what others think of him; his character is what he really is. Ben Franklin

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. -Mahatma Gandhi

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. -Mahatma Gandhi

Honest differences/disagreement are often a healthy sign of progress. -Mahatma Gandhi

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches. -Confucius

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. -Confucius

And my own...Music hasn't killed anyone.

wait for your shot... my bartender

It was about my screenwriting. From a gracious and intelligent author Daniel Wallace. He told me to loosen up and not "write so tight" ofcourse he advised other details but already this small paragraph is boring to most.

I have been told several times in my younger years "wait to get married, play the field" so I listened but i am not so sure that was good advice.

Any man who is without sin, let him cast the first stone. -Jesus

Live life so that you can say you have lived! -some latino dude said it like this... "Vive Ut Vivas"

"Boys rule, girls drool!"- Anonymous

Keep your head down when riding under the clothes line!!!