Quips& Quotes

“When you go into court, you are putting your fate into the hands of 12 people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.”

– US comedian Norm Crosby

“Short people, rise up!” – UK comic Alan Davies

“We must believe in free will. We have no choice.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer

“Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.” – AA Milne

“Stop complaining. Take steps to improve your life. Violators are subject to a syndrome of always feeling like a victim.” – a Vatican sign erected by Pope Francis

“I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” – Alexei Sayle at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

“For me, dying is a lot like going camping – I don’t want to do it.” – Phil Wang (ibid)

“Age does not protect you from love, but love, to some extent, protects you from age.” – Jeanne Moreau, quoted in the Washington Post

“Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the internet.” – economist and writer Noah Smith

“Toitu te whenua, whatungarongaro he tangata – the land remains when people have disappeared.” – quoted from Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Maori World

“There is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen