Great quotes/sayings

[jimmythingy]

My old boss when first started work had two sayings

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

&

You can't teach pork

During my working life I have found them both true.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Wacky Racer said:

“I’ve had an interest in racing all my life, or longer really.”.....Kevin Keegan

Keegan also said "Argentina are the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that"

[anonymous-user]

smn159 said:

Do or do not - there is no try

Yoda?

[cherryowen]

There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear - John Wainwright

[mcelliott]

Old enough to bleed, old enough to butcher.

[Celtic Dragon]

In a world of infinite wonders, only humans have invented boredom.

Terry Pratchett - The Hogfather.

[xjay1337]

One I learnt from PH years ago.

I could explain it to you but I have neither the time nor the crayons

[miniman]

You can’t get quicker than a Kwik Fit fitter.

[smn159]

Schmed said:

smn159 said:

Do or do not - there is no try

Yoda?

Indeed

[TwigtheWonderkid]

xjay1337 said:

One I learnt from PH years ago.

I could explain it to you but I have neither the time nor the crayons

Alternatively.....I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

[njw1]

I've always quite liked 'Assumption is the mother of all fk ups' since I heard it in a film (Under siege 2).

[colin_p]

Let the dog see the rabbit.

[voyds9]

jimmythingy said:

My old boss when first started work had two sayings

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

&

You can't teach pork

During my working life I have found them both true.

Pierre Marco White

You can put a pig in a suit but you can't stop it grunting

[glenrobbo]

Don't think twice, it's alright.

[anonymous-user]

Experts built Titanic.
Amateurs built the Ark.

[Allan L]

cherryowen said:

Wagner has some great moments, but awful quarter hours - Gioachino Rossini

Wagner's music is better than it sounds - possibly Mark Twain quoting someone else

[Allan L]

Dr Jekyll said:

"Don't just do something, sit there".

Inverting a well-known saying can be a good choice, e.g.

It's not the taking part that's important: it's the winning.

and Spike Milligan, referring to a beautiful young lady:
She could make a happy man very old!

[oceanview]

miniman said:

You can’t get quicker than a Kwik Fit fitter.

That must explain why you hear about- untightened sump plugs and filters, and oil caps not put back on!

[smn159]

Crossflow Kid said:

Experts built Titanic.
Amateurs built the Ark.

At least the Titanic actually existed though

[cherryowen]

Allan L said:

cherryowen said:

Wagner has some great moments, but awful quarter hours - Gioachino Rossini

Wagner's music is better than it sounds - possibly Mark Twain quoting someone else

Very much so

The quote itself was deffo Rossini, though

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