Uncle Phil Quotes

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• There's more to leading than being in front. The best leaders lead by example not by mouth.
• Better to have something and not need it, than need something and not have it.
• You can't 'unsay' words and you can't 'undo' deeds, so be careful about what you say and do.
• If what you believe spiritually does not change you for the better, then what good is it?
• Better to want something and not have it, than to have something and not want it.
• I'd rather live in a hut by myself in peace than in a mansion with a crowd and trouble.
• You won't be laying on your deathbed wishing you could've just worked one more day!
• Many folks are the like the fellers that had a big tree that needed cutting down. They had committee meetings about where the tree was,…
• Some folks are wearing a ten dollar hat on a nickel head.
• If you're not happy where you are, you will not be happy where you're going. If you're not happy with what you have, you will…
• An empty wagon makes the most noise. Just because there's a bunch of thunder don't necessarily mean there's any rain coming with it .
• The older I get, the more I realize that I can always make more money, but I can't make more time.
• Your kids remember what you do 'with' them a lot longer than what you do 'for' them. It's the fishing trips that linger in our…
• You only get one shot at this life. Some days you'll fly and some days you'll fall. Live so when your toes turn up, there'll…
• The reason most folks wander around this world with a cell phone stuck to their ear is they can't stand the thought of being alone…
• A man is mighty small that is too big to say 'I was wrong - I am sorry.'
• If you learn to keep your mouth shut at the right times, there will be fewer times you have to pull your foot out of…
• If we all determine to leave people and places a little better than we found them, think what a difference that would make. You can…
• The length of a string does not determine the quality of a string. That's true about rides and lives also.
• The most dangerous man in the world is the one who doesn't know what he doesn't know.

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