Inspiration

from
 http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_Rippetoe

Its been a while since I talked about the Big Guy....here are some of my favourite 'RIP'isms.  I took the liberty of editing for family friendly language. 

"Never ask a question that you may not be prepared to have answered"

"It is important to always stay within your comfort zone. This prevents having to subject oneself to the inconvenience of learning something new and potentially useful."

"Now I also know that you're supposed to 'listen to your body', but my brain says 'don't be a p%*#y, and just lift the f#@$ing weights', and that's just what I do."

"Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general"

"On response to a guy who had some life problems lately and afraid of sounding like a "p%*#y": You don't sound like a p%*#y at all. You sound like a normal human being, just like me, who thankfully has a barbell to keep him sane when things get "crappy"...and realize that one workout out of thousands does not affect your overall progress. Training is a process, not the events of one day "

"Absolutely not. Never -- and I mean NEVER -- try anything that someone in authority, like Me, has not specifically approved in advance. This is not allowed, and is specifically prohibited, because if you do this irresponsible thing -- this Trying Things For Yourself -- you might learn on your own, and again, this is PROHIBITED.
Let me ask you a question: Are you from North Korea?"