Witty figures of speech
- Where there is a will, I want to be in it.
- The last thing I want to do is hurt you…but it’s still on my list.
- Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
- If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
- We never really grow up…we only learn to act in public.
- War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
- Change is inevitable…except from a vending machine.
- Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
- To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
- I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
- You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
- I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
- To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and then call whatever you hit the target.
- Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
- You are never too old to learn something stupid.
- The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
- The problem with trouble is it usually starts out as fun.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
- What’s more important, the journey or the destination? The company.
- Common sense is not so common.
- Too much of a good thing can be truly wonderful




