great quotes

“I don’t swim in the rain , because I don't want to
get wet.”

essaybee

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“If we’re not meant to
eat animals, why are they
made of food.”

ewan

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“Be happy with yourself as the individual you are … with all your idiosyncrasies.”

Read somewhere on the net

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“May you grow for the glory of man and the benefit of mankind.”

Grandfather Grandy—said when planting
anything in the garden

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“If you can’t say something positive, don’t say anything at all—especially after the fact. Down with negativity ... who needs it!”

essaybee, 2017

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“Tinnitus is the sound of
The Big Bang. It’s been around for ever. It depends on the sensitivity of your ears whether you can pick it up or not.”

essaybee, January 2020

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Collective noun for Tenors—
“A Shortage of Tenors”

AJB, 2008

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“Hamba kahle, Sala kahle”
(Go gently and Walk in peace)

Xhosa saying on departure

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“Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee.”

In the Rush Café, Southgate

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​My most favourite quotation is this from Sir Humphrey, in Yes, Minister, written by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, and attributed to Francis Bacon, though Iithink the authors coined it.

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“Success is not the key to happiness—Happiness is
the key to success.”

Albert Schweitzer

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﷯“To people who want to be rich and famous, I say, ‘Get rich first and see if that doesn’t cover it.’” Marshall Fine Gannett Westchester Newspapers, July 1992 ﷯ ﷯There is a story that during the Ashes ‘Bodyline’ Cricket Series of 1932–33, controversial England skipper Douglas Jardine went to the Australian dressing room after a day’s play to demand an apology from the player who called him aibastard on the pitch. The call went up … “Which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard!” Unnamed Bodyline Wit, 1932–33 ﷯ ﷯“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson Chairman of IBM, 1943 “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olson President, chairman and founder 
of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977 Maybe they were thinking of main frames, which were the only serious things around then.