Babe Ruth quote

[Martin]

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!", Bluto

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.—David Wooderson

 

[Skeets]

There goes a fast ship meaning to sail in harm's way - John Wayne (or his writers)

 

[Bone Dog]

Do or do not…there is no try!!
-Master Yoda

I used to say this a lot in classes when students would worry about paper assignments or exams.

 

[Centerstream]

You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

 

[schmendrick]

We will rock you. -Queen.

 

[Jackcatscal]

“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”
― Calvin Coolidge

When told that Calvin Coolidge had died, Dorothy Parker said, “How can they tell?”

 

[Happydad745]

When a pickpocket sees a Saint, he only sees his pockets.

 

[DennieEddy]

Was this a tweet or on Instagram?

I think Facebook; we were friends.

 

[fomalhaut]

I'm pretty sure every one of these quotations is really from Abraham Lincoln... or, maybe, Albert Einstein.

...or Mark Twain. They're the big three in misattributed quotes.

 

[fomalhaut]

There goes a fast ship meaning to sail in harm's way - John Wayne (or his writers)

Paraphrase of an actual quote by John Paul Jones (the naval hero, not the bass player for Led Zeppelin).

 

[Skeets]

Paraphrase of an actual quote by John Paul Jones (the naval hero, not the bass player for Led Zeppelin).

Thanks, I knew it was a regurgitated quote, but I didn't know who said it first.

While I'm here... One of my favorites. Dale Berra was being interviewed. A statement was made that he was just like his father, Yogi. Dale replied: "no, our similarities are different".

 

[jeff30189]

"Who? Me?" --- Nika Muhl

"You don't have to outrun the bear, just the slowest camper." -- many forms and variations, original by Jim Butcher

 

[Jackcatscal]

The older I grow, the wiser my father was when I was growing up.

A variation: "I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now." (Dylan, My Back pages).

 

[TwoCents]

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” - Abraham Maslow, which refers to a concept commonly known as the 'law of instrument' or Maslow's Hammer.

 

[dogged1]

@Tonyc, This is all your fault.

"In the war between you and the world, bet on the world" Franz Kafka via George Will
(there are various translations)

 

[Blond D.]

"and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" (John, Paul, George and Ringo)

 

[OldSchooler]

“What, me worry?” - Alfred E. Newman

Neuman

 

[OldSchooler]

Bringing it back to baseball, "Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey
My take: Being in the right place at the right time is often the product of good coaching, rather than sheer good fortune.

 

[FanFromMaine]

Neuman

Party pooper

 

[meyers7]

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.—David Wooderson

Alright, alright, alright.

 

[meyers7]

Don't be so humble, you're not that good. - Diana Taurasi

Geno's natural walk is a strut. - Rebecca Lobo

When I hear "Tennessee" and "Revival" in sentence, the only things that come to mind are snakes and tambourines. - PeachBaskets

This isn't rock science, this is just common sense. - TonyCop

 

[Blond D.]

Doing the Job. Its not about having the job, keeping the job or getting the job. Its about DOING the job. (John Harbaugh)

 

[ConwayGmck]

Police Officer: "Pull over!"

Harry: "No, it's a cardigan. But thanks for noticing!"

- Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels - Dumb and Dumber)

 

[mhshuskies]

“Top paint the ceiling, there is the paint and the ceiling and the ladder, if the painter doesn’t climb the ladder, it is not the fault of the paint, the ladder or the ceiling.

 

[Bigboote]

If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.
-- Thomas Jefferson

 

[fomalhaut]

One of my favorite Geno quotes (not original to him) is: "You don't practice until you get it right, you practice until you can't get it wrong."

 

[Jackcatscal]

Neuman

“Hello, Newman!”