I want a deep meaningful tattoo but dont know how to word it!?

Question

I am thinking of having a deep meaningful tattoo on my right shoulder. Im having it in Arabic writing.

I want it to be insprational and mean something along these lines:-

Whilst at school, I didnt try as hard as I could, I realised after leaving my exam results could have helped me more than I thought. Basically I screwed up! Im 25 now and have learnt a lot since, I now try to give everything my all and succeed at as mich as possible. The only thing is, I'm stuck in a job I hate and I'm not doing enough to get out blah blah blah.

I get married in 6 weeks, I'm going to try to turn my life around as of now! Hence the inspirational tattoo - here's 1 or 2 of my thoughts:-

The more you put in, the more you get (sounds lame)

The more you give to life, the more life gives to you....

If at first you dont succeed, it's probably not for you (not ver inspiring)

I dont know, has anybody got an suggestions along these lines?

Answer 1

With sufficient thrust, pigs can fly just fine!  OMG!!!!  I love this one!!!!  Inspirational and funny!

Answer 2

I like the second one of yours. How about these?

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are; it is our choices"

"When ability exceeds ambition, or ambition exceeds ability, the likelihood of success is limited"

Or something like "I control my own destiny" - I strongly believe that and I would love to get a similar tattoo. Or maybe something like "Que sera, sera" or "C'est la vie" - just something simple.

Good luck, hope you find something you like.

Answer 3

"Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives"

"There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something."

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine."

"The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it."

Try this site for more options:

http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/ind...

Also, this site is awesome for cool fonts to use in tattoos. Just download the one you like and take it to your artist. They have some arabic font on the site as well:

www.dafont.com

Answer 4

If at first you don't succeed... (this usually goes -) ...try, try, try again.  

That, to my mind, seems to fit your situation.  You don't always get it right the first time.  You're learning through experience.  It may not sound very inspirational but that's what you're saying in the piece above.  

My advice would be - don't get the tattoo till you really have a clear idea of a phrase that means something inspirational to you.

Answer 5

Don't bother getting a tattoo while you're life is all over the place.

Try a way out hairdo instead. At least then if you don't like it you've only got a couple of weeks to wait till it grows out. I've got friends who had tattoos done on a whim and have regretted it.

A tattoo is for life...

Answer 6

do not bother no one is intrested that you did bad at school or are in a dead end job. It is up to you to sort your life out.  

Answer 7

With sufficient thrust, pigs can fly just fine

Answer 8

i dont really agree with any of those being inspirational. the more you put in the more you get? take work for instance, the more time you put in, the more money you get..but look at what you lose. time with family and friends because you're too busy working.

what about these:

Life's too short.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going - napolean

We cannot truly face life until we face the fact that it will be taken away from us-billy graham

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.-sir winston churchill

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.-alexander woollcot

There is nothing permanent except change.-Heraclitus

While there's life, there's hope-roman saying

maybe you'll like one of those.