“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.” Harry Truman "When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise." Proverbs 10:19
There is only one angle at which you can stand straight but there are a multitude of angles at which you can fall
Why is there never enough time to do it right! But always enough time to do it over! This was kept above my father's desk, in a frame, in big bold black letters. He supervised the line of finishers at a shoe factory for over 30 years. tp
Illegitimi non carborundum or don't let the bastards get you down. This was on a wall at a friends medical practice. How true it is.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. --Proverbs 3: 3 If it ain't fun, don't do it. If you have to do it, make it fun! --My Grandfather (he said this so often someone at work had it made into a plaque for him as a gift).
One of my favorite movies is the Cohn Brother's Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Here is one of my favorite exchanges. "Delmar O'Donnell : You work for the railroad, Grampa? Blind Seer : I work for no man. Delmar O'Donnell : Got a name, do you? Blind Seer : I have no name. Ulysses Everett McGill : Well, that right there may be the reason you've had difficulty findin' gainful employment. You see, in the mart of competitive commerce... "
"Everyone's gotta do what they do best." -- my father (deceased) Used only in a pejorative way such as when explaining why someone is being unnecessarily difficult.
Good movie, good music! While we're on the subject of movie quotes, I've always liked, and sometimes have used, the quote by Strother Martin (The prison "Captain"), in the movie "Cool Hand Luke." When you're reading it, inject a bit of accent and drawl into it. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." Link to this scene in the movie (Youtube)