Quotes

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.
Mark Twain.

 

"Brazilians came from the jungle"

Alberto Fernandez

 

Good things come to those who don’t wait!

 

Impatience is a virtue

 

Two more gems from Mr Clemens -

"I never let my schooling interfere with my education."

"God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board."

 

"get out!"
Paul Currie

 

"I can't recall"

Rishi Sunak

 

It must be contagious .....
..... his billionaire wife used to be very uncertain about which country she lived in
( for tax purposes )

 

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."

Abraham Lincoln

 

Never ever bloody anything ever, I’ve lived my life by that Nicky

The late great Rick Mayall in Mr Jolly lives next door

 

"Good looks are a curse, Deidre. You should count yourself lucky"

Blanche from Coronation Street.

 

"This one's a keeper"

Used by everyone to describe anything newly acquired -bikes / boats / women / cars / jobs / animals. Usually only true when talking about pets.

 

this was also said at one time or another by Mrs Banks, Mrs Jennings, Mrs Shilton and Mrs Seaman.

 

Fnarr, Fnarr...

 

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

Eric Cantona.

 

"they're not making lamp posts any longer, they are long enough already"

Ron Bennett

 

"If you seek revenge, dig two graves"

Confucius.

 

"Compassion is the basis of morality"

Arthur Schopenhauer

 

"All men are fools and what makes them so is seeing beauty like what I have got."

Cleopatra as played by Glenda Jackson in one of Ernie Wise's plays wot he wrote.