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    My Dad taught me to be efficient.

    Half of the job is preparation.

    The more you move your feet, the longer it takes.

    "Easy does it, first things first, do what you can. Believe me, I too have been through the wringer." Bill W.

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    You can sleep when you're dead.

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    Treat everyone like they are your customer or a future customer. Otherwise they will always only be a non-customer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap Master J View Post
    You can sleep when you're dead.

    I always believed that sleep was highly over rated. As I get older I am beginning to think I was wrong...
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    I hate rules, but I love junk.

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    PROFIT is made when you BUY/ACQUIRE NOT when you sell

    Work SMARTER NOT HARDER
    PROFIT is made when you BUY/ACQUIRE NOT when you sell

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    Quote Originally Posted by harsas View Post
    I always believed that sleep was highly over rated. As I get older I am beginning to think I was wrong...
    Now naps are the engine of production at my house. Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    "Keep it simple, Stupid."
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    What piece of advice has always stuck with you?

    5% of something is better than 5% of nothing

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    Probably NOT the best advice I’ve ever heard, but it’s hard to forget.

    Never trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn’t die.

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    Quote Originally Posted by erewen View Post
    Life is a cruel teacher.
    She gives the test first, and teaches the lesson afterward.
    And then she kills all her pupils.
    I like that. I had heard the second line, but not the ultimate reward for the lessons... Snicker.

    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap Master J View Post
    You can sleep when you're dead.
    I tell people who tell me that they are tired that they will have eternity to sleep.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tincankeith View Post
    The one I try and live by is:

    Conduct yourself like someone is watching you, even if no one is.
    I try to live up to what my dogs think of me.

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    You don't have to like it you don't have to give it a name if it's a job that's needs doing then it's a job that has to get done, and usually it ends up with me doing it if I want it done right.

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