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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

My Philosophy: Part One

I'm too busy this week to blog for real, so the rest of the days I'm just going to put up one sentence posts that define my philosophies about life, writing, relationships, and silly things like that. Like this one:

Praise should be shouted from the mountaintops; scorn should be whispered, privately.
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26 comments:

  1. Leigh CaronJune 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Amen, brother. And short is always sweet.

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  2. Jessica BellJune 14, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Agreed!!!! :o)

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  3. Natalie AguirreJune 14, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Great quote. And a great way to keep posting when you're too busy. I can relate to that.

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  4. Alex J. CavanaughJune 14, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    So true!
    And if this had been a real blog post...?

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  5. Old KittyJune 14, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Wise you are, Mr MacNish!

    Take care
    x

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  6. UnknownJune 14, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Very true.

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  7. CandylandJune 14, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    You just stated my parenting mantra ;)

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  8. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Ha. Love it!

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  9. S.A. LarsenッJune 14, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Agreed; but scorn really is a waste of energy. :)

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  10. ChelseyJune 14, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I think this sums up the correct response to some of the reviewing controversy lately.

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  11. JessJune 14, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Nice! Those Housewives of Wherever (New Jersey, Orange County, etc.) need to take that advice (not that I watch those shows...okay, I've clicked through them and seen about two minutes...why am I defending myself)

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  12. Paul JosephJune 14, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I'm emailing this to a few people. I think they got ti backwards. :)

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  13. Michael G-GJune 14, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    I need to make this into a bumper sticker and send it to a few politicians come campaign season.

    You're spot on, as usual, Matt.

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  14. Hart JohnsonJune 14, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Closely related to one of my favorites: When you sling a little mud, you lose a little ground.

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  15. LizaJune 14, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    So.Well.Said.

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  16. Stephanie LoréeJune 14, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Succinctly done, and so true.

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  17. Sarah AhiersJune 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    ooh i was JUST talking about this the other day! I completely agree

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  18. Christina LeeJune 14, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Good one--now get some writing done already :-)

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  19. LauraJune 14, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Hi - nice to meet you - I like this one... look forward to tomorrow's
    Lx

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  20. Jeff BeeslerJune 14, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    This makes me want to go out and buy my own mountain. How many crisp Monopoly bills do you think it'll take?

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  21. Melissa SarnoJune 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    LOVE this idea for one sentence philosophies. And I agree with #1. You said it!

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  22. Talli RolandJune 14, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    So, SO true.

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  23. Steve MCJune 14, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    I sound my barbaric praise over the rooftops of the world.

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  24. SarahJune 14, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    The ability to be concise is quite a gift! And yes, I agree.

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  25. Bryan RussellJune 15, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Scorn is hard on the vocal chords, anyway.

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  26. Ishta MercurioJuly 7, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Nice! Although if the scorn is directed at a person who is in my life on a regular basis, I do like to address the issue with them - privately, of course - for the sake of our being able to work together in the future.

    This reminds me of a quote a friend sent me recently that said, "If you can't say something nice, at least have the decency to be vague." Funny, but so often true!

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