Quips& Quotes

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because they planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett

“New Zealand’s very green and that’s important to me.” – Kermit the frog at Te Papa

“Thrice the worry now.”

– Prince William after the birth of his third child, Louis

“My pig Angelica and my duck Charlie are friends. Which is why the duck feels entirely comfortable sitting on the pig’s lunch. Not sure if the pig feels the same.”

– Sam Neill

“It is better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation.” – Herman Melville

“Why is it okay for all religions to spout their beliefs in total opposition to each other, but saying they’re all wrong is disrespectful?” – Ricky Gervais

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” – Marcus Aurelius

“It’s 2018, and I’m a woman so you cannot shut me up. Unless you have Michael Cohen wire me $130,000.”

– Michelle Wolf

“Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They’ll tell you.” – Barbara Bush, quoted in the Daily Telegraph

“Some people become so expert at reading between the lines they don’t read the lines.” – writer Margaret Millar, quoted in the Wall Street Journal

“Being an adult involves far too much paperwork.” – comedian Joel Creasey