Quips& Quotes

“[Opera is when] the tenor and the soprano want to make love and the baritone tries to prevent them.”

– George Bernard Shaw

“To err is human – and to blame it on a computer is even more so.” – US comedy writer Robert Orben

“In a fashion show that took place yesterday, Dolce & Gabbana sent its handbags down the runway on drones instead of models. But first, each drone was forced to lose 10 pounds.” – US comedian Conan O’Brien

“When my child hits another child with a stick, I don’t blame the stick, but I still take the stick away.” – Barbra Streisand on Twitter

“Be sincere … be brief … be seated.” – James Roosevelt quoting his father on the art of public speaking

“There are two sorts of losers – the good loser and the one who can’t act.” – Laurence J Peter, originator of the Peter principle

“Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.”

– adage quoted in the Economist

“We cannot become what we want by remaining who we are.” – US writer Max Depree

“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the Earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Turkish author Harun Yahya

“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.” – US comedian Dave Barry