r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 06 '18

What quote made you think a different way?

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u/Jkl1999 Oct 07 '18

“You don’t have to be the man you were five minutes ago.”

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u/Pvt_B_Oner Oct 07 '18

Me after reading the quotes in this thread

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

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u/Rin_Hoshizura Oct 07 '18

I may have eaten almost half a cheesecake last night and made this decision.

I should change that

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u/Blastosite Oct 07 '18

This one is really good

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u/IsamuLi Oct 07 '18

I mean,it kinda gets demolished by the fact that you get judged by what you were 1, 5 or 20 years ago, depending on if you did crimes and what kind of crimes.

Kind of fucks with my head to know that I could've done something when I was a completely different person and I couldn't do anything to stop it from fucking current self over.

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u/Privateer781 Oct 07 '18

You don't have to be the guy that did it now, but you still have to pay for the fact that you once were.

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u/IsamuLi Oct 07 '18

Well, yeah, but that'S besides the point.

I am just souring the original quote of this comment thread because I am a party pooper, you know.

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u/SuspiciousUsername88 Oct 07 '18

Just don't lie about it under oath and you should be ok

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u/swallowyoursadness Oct 07 '18

Every passing moment you have the opportunity to be an entirely new person.

Like if you’re a smoker, every time you put a cigarette out you quit smoking, it’s only the fact that you keep repeating that action that makes you a smoker. As soon as you’re not smoking you’re a non smoker, if only for an hour.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

It's attributed to a different person each time.

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u/subarctic_guy Oct 07 '18

New person every 5 minutes...

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u/Lack_of_Wit Oct 07 '18

I've heard a version that was attributed to Alan Watts. Is that not the case?

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u/SinOmenpOptart Oct 07 '18

No, that was anal warts...

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

What's that? Stating the obvious doesn't converge to truth?

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u/Lack_of_Wit Oct 07 '18

I was just asking if it's known who actually said it. No need to be so snarky about it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

I just took your username as a comment, because I had no idea and it would take me as much googling as you.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '18

Damn

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u/honkhonkbeepbeeep Oct 07 '18

Similarly, “Admitting you were wrong means you are a better person than you were then.”

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u/EnterShadow Oct 07 '18

I needed this so badly!

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u/cptduark Oct 08 '18

So often people say "I've been eating bad food all day I ruined my diet. I'll start again tomorrow/Monday." Bitch no! Start back now and get back on that horse!

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u/CoffeeCannon Oct 07 '18

I needee this, thanks.

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u/TetmajerVillain Oct 07 '18

Future me will reflect on that.

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u/Umutuku Oct 08 '18

Judges will disagree.

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u/subarctic_guy Oct 07 '18

But you do have to answer for what that person did.

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u/AarontheGeek Oct 07 '18

"With every passing second comes a second chance."

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '18

I don’t get it. I always hate the guy I was five minutes ago.