2007-09-10 03:15:06 · 18 answers · asked by AMANDA M 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
an exception proves the rule
2007-09-10 07:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is said with the idea that it is possible to end up worse than you began. So, to avoid this, the person who said this believes that if you monitor a situation closely with the end result in mind and what could happen against you between now and the end result, then you might see the possibility that if you "quit", in whatever form that may take, whether it's selling your stocks before they lose value, or, if you quit playing poker after winning a large pot in one hand, you stand the chance of "winning" or coming out ahead, as opposed to if you stayed involved until the end. In other words, "quit while you are ahead" could be seen as an exception to the rule of "quitters never win and winners never quit". It seems the phrase "winners never quit and quitters never win" more often applies to those activities where you cannot quit and must participate until the end, like a sports event, where if you quit or stop giving your best effort, you obviously cannot win... whereas, there are some things that you can participate in and you can "quit" anytime, you don't have to "play" until the end, so, in fact, the smart thing to do is sometimes try and "quit when you're ahead"...
2016-05-21 02:18:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got it exactly. The "quit while you are ahead" thing was meant exactly for fools. The people that shock people with their lack of knowledge or skill. It was to allow them to keep some of their dignity and ego in tact.
2007-09-10 03:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jellicle Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quitter that lost in the end.
2007-09-10 03:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey give them a break. The two guys who came up with these slogans lived on opposite sides of the country, with
no e-mail.
2007-09-10 03:22:03 · answer #5 · answered by nutsfornouveau 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lol I quit while I was ahead, smoking that is. At least I hope anyway, haven't been to the Dr.
2007-09-10 03:23:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to know who made up the slogan "When the going gets tough the tough get going" Does that mean they leave? Or where do they go.....
2007-09-10 07:42:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones who didn't get ahead not matter how hard they tried.
2007-09-10 03:21:10 · answer #8 · answered by crymeariver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the guy that said Money doesnt grow on trees. Well if it doesnt, why do banks have branches?
2007-09-10 03:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who was jealous because he had already lost all his money at the blackjack table.
2007-09-10 03:26:59 · answer #10 · answered by Beth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋