Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse. -- James Dean | |
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question. -- Charles Abbot, dean, University of Virginia | |
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. -- Dean Martin | |
You may have heard that a dean is to faculty as a hydrant is to a dog. -- Alfred Kahn | |
Texas A&M football coach Jackie Sherrill went to the office of the Dean of Academics because he was concerned about his players' mental abilities. "My players are just too stupid for me to deal with them", he told the unbelieving dean. At this point, one of his players happened to enter the dean's office. "Let me show you what I mean", said Sherrill, and he told the player to run over to his office to see if he was in. "OK, Coach", the player replied, and was off. "See what I mean?" Sherrill asked. "Yeah", replied the dean. "He could have just picked up this phone and called you from here." | |
The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and this time the batter connected. He hit a high fly right to the center fielder. The center fielder was all set to catch the ball, but at the last minute his eyes were blound by the sun and he dropped it. -- Dizzy Dean | |
While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in. -- Dean Rusk | |
You know it's going to be a long day when you get up, shave and shower, start to get dressed and your shoes are still warm. -- Dean Webber | |
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader, but to protect the writer. -- Dean Acheson |