The Quotable Books Series ...

The Do's and Don't's of Life

(sample quotations from the book)

Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose. — Douglas Adams, science fiction novelist

Figure out what sucks. Don't do that. — Agency.com motto

Don't trust a sane person. — Lyle Alzado, football player

Don't hide from the past. It won't catch you—if you don't repeat it. — Pearl Bailey, singer

Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat. — Ambrose Bierce

Dating Do's and Don'ts: Don't order buttered popcorn if you plan on holding hands. — Chance Browne, in Hi & Lois cartoon

If we can only figure out that each of us can do little things with great passion, the whole world would change. You don’t have to expect change for billions. But we all have a family. I’ve learned that the way you do anything is the way you do everything. — Andrew Cherng, founder, Panda Express restaurants

Don't remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. — Chinese proverb

Don't stop thinkin' about tomorrow. — Fleetwood Mac song

Don't be an agnostic. Be something. — Robert Frost, poet

Don't hit people. — Robert Fulghum, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Don't ever send a man window shopping. He'll come back carrying a window. — Diana Jordan and Paul Seaburn, A Wife's Little Instruction Book

Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t waste energy to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s OK to fail. If you’re not failing you’re not growing. — H. Stanley Judd

1. Face forward. 2. Fold hands in front. 3. Do not make eye contact. 4. Watch the numbers. 5. Don't talk to anyone you don't know. 6. Stop talking with anyone you do know when anyone you don't know enters the elevator. 7. Avoid brushing bodies. — Longfellow's Rules of the Elevator

Don't pick that up. You don't know where it's been — Mom's wise words

Love your neighbor, but don't get caught. — Murphy's Laws of Sex

Don't look at the cars. They can't hit you then. — New York matron's advice on crossing streets

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. — Satchel Paige, baseball pitcher

Don't answer the phone. Don't open the door. Don't try to hide. — the three rules of terror, from the horror movie Scream

Do be do be do. — Frank Sinatra, singer

Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees. — Swedish Proverb

Don't discuss any of your other eight lives with your owner. — Bradford Telford and Michael Cader, The Rules for Cats

Don't work your way to the point. Start there. — Joe Vitale, author

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. — Yiddish proverb

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