Ryan's Wise Sayings and Pithy Quotes
Yea, truly these gems of wisdom are sure to illumine the path of the
weary traveller as the journey of life unfolds. Keep them ever before
you, pilgrim, lest thy path darken and turn to fruition.
Or not.
Got a quote that needs to be here? Send it to me, giving your best guess at
its origin. Rules are really simple: if I like it, and I want to add
it, I will. If not, I won't. So please, give me your best. I'll
list the quote's attribution (to the best of my knowledge) and the
(first) source from which I get it.
- Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it
flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels
come. -- Peter Barszczewski / Groening
- Indecision is the key to flexibility.
- You cannot tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks.
- There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.
- Happiness is merely the remission of pain (usually temporary).
- Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be.
- Sometimes too much is not enough.
- The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.
- The careful application of terror is also a form of communication.
- Someone who thinks logically is a welcome contrast to the real world.
- Things are more like they are today than they ever have been before.
- Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
- Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
- I have seen the truth, and it makes no sense.
- Suicide is the most sincere form of self-criticism.
- All other things being equal, fat people use more soap.
- If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
- One-seventh of your life is spent on Monday.
- By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
- Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
- The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.
- There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
- This is as bad as it can get, but don't bet on it.
- Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.
- The trouble with life is, you're halfway though it before you realize it's
a "do it yourself" thing.
Submissions from readers
- If life was spam, we'd all have to wear bigger shoes. -- Kevan
- If idiots could fly, it'd be dark outside. - unknown (via
mrutledge@dynalhost1.dynal.com)
- Life: sometimes it's like a dog, sometimes like a fire hydrant. --
unknown (via s0repsg3@sad42.sad.usace.army.mil)
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