When the going gets tough.....

[El Presidente]

My youngest son Tom is 0 for 2 attempts on his practical driving test. It is a touchy subject 

As someone who sees failure as a time of celebration. ( I would be a basketcase otherwise)...I put a positive spin on it.  

Give us your best "appropriate" saying/maxim/quote......and I will pass it on!

 

 

 

 

[Colt45]

The T can take you where you're goin'

(the T is public transit in my area)

[Ritch]

Took me four attempts to pass my driving test. On the last attempt 8 thrashed shit out of the motor. Almost rear ended a rolls Royce on the way to the test centre and hit the kerb on my reverse around a corner maneouvoor. All the time chatting shit to the test examiner about how it is patently clear if someone can drive or not.

I somehow passed....

[99call]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

Give us your best

Sir David Tang on the 'secret of life' is pretty funny and inspiring,  Really makes it hit home, that regardless of success or failure...keeping on going is the key.

 

[Ryan]

I lost my virginity the night before my first driving test. I've never told anyone else this. I failed (at the driving test), needless to say my mind was elsewhere.

I'm not sure if that's an appropriate lesson for your son Tom though!

I like this one, "A person who never made a mistake never made anything."

[Auspaul]

Next time you will get a better driving tester

[Fuzz]

"Failure is just the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently" - Henry Ford

Or better yet, tell Tom that self driving cars are not that far away. In the mean time, he can make use of a government issued chauffeur... ie, take the bus.

[ayepatz]

The old maxim “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is beautifully illustrated by an old legend about Robert the Bruce, the famous Scottish King, who finally inspired and led the Scots in defeating the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Dejected, defeated, on the run, and short on hope, the legend tells of him watching a spider, in the cave where he was hiding, repeatedly attempting and failing to start a web. The plucky spider never gives in, and eventually succeeds, inspiring Robert to carry on, and eventually win, the fight against the English.

http://www.sath.org.uk/edscot/www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/bruceandspider/index.html

“Freeeeeeeeeeduuuuuuummmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!” is another useful quote, particularly as it was an Aussie who said it. ?

[Akela3rd]

I failed twice in my HGV lorry test. The second one was such a nightmare that on the third I just relaxed and thought "Bollocks to worrying, let's just get on with it".
And passed easily. It's not the end of the world Tom, it's just a driving test. Good luck next time.

Sent from my ActionMan walkie-talkie

[Fuzz]

4 hours ago, ayepatz said:

The old maxim “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is beautifully illustrated by an old legend about Robert the Bruce, the famous Scottish King, who finally inspired and led the Scots in defeating the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Dejected, defeated, on the run, and short on hope, the legend tells of him watching a spider, in the cave where he was hiding, repeatedly attempting and failing to start a web. The plucky spider never gives in, and eventually succeeds, inspiring Robert to carry on, and eventually win, the fight against the English.

http://www.sath.org.uk/edscot/www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/bruceandspider/index.html

“Freeeeeeeeeeduuuuuuummmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!” is another useful quote, particularly as it was an Aussie who said it. ?

Now there's a name I've not heard in a long time. The last I heard about Robert the Bruce was this....

 

Oddly enough, that was the very first scotch I ever had....

 

[ayepatz]

49 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Oddly enough, that was the very first scotch I ever had....

We don’t have it Scotland. It’s an Aussie brand, released by Carlton & United. Possibly an original blend, but most likely a re-brand of Ballentine’s or Famous Grouse, or something similar. 

Love the David Frost endorsement, btw!

 

[srbbones]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4716448/Clever-people-likely-fail-driving-test.html

[Islandboy]

As a strong proponent for lifelong learning, failures often offer better opportunities for lessons than successes. The key is to pay attention to what matters.

[joeypots]

Tommy E. was the man.

[40 Palms]

One learns much more from the defeats  than from the victories.

[hedgeybaby]

10 hours ago, ayepatz said:

The old maxim “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is beautifully illustrated by an old legend about Robert the Bruce, the famous Scottish King, who finally inspired and led the Scots in defeating the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Dejected, defeated, on the run, and short on hope, the legend tells of him watching a spider, in the cave where he was hiding, repeatedly attempting and failing to start a web. The plucky spider never gives in, and eventually succeeds, inspiring Robert to carry on, and eventually win, the fight against the English.

http://www.sath.org.uk/edscot/www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/bruceandspider/index.html

“Freeeeeeeeeeduuuuuuummmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!” is another useful quote, particularly as it was an Aussie who said it. ?

You've come a long way from Robert the Bruce to Nicola Sturgeon. 

[ayepatz]

1 minute ago, hedgeybaby said:

You've come a long way from Robert the Bruce to Nicola Sturgeon. 

The apple has fallen very far from the tree indeed.

[hedgeybaby]

"Keep buggering on." A maxim of Winston Churchill 

[bmf30180]

Another from Churchill, and my personal favorite:

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

[luckme10]

at first you dont suceed, lower your standards

[Bsonwine]

I tell myself “worse things happen to better people every day.”

[MrGlass]

"Dude, sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something." - Jake the Dog, Adventure Time.

[joeruby]

Persistence beets Resistance..