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None of our men are "experts." We have most unfortunately found it necessary
to get rid of a man as soon as he thinks himself an expert -- because no one
ever considers himself expert if he really knows his job. A man who knows a
job sees so much more to be done than he has done, that he is always pressing
forward and never gives up an instant of thought to how good and how efficient
he is. Thinking always ahead, thinking always of trying to do more, brings a
state of mind in which nothing is impossible. The moment one gets into the
"expert" state of mind a great number of things become impossible.
-- From Henry Ford Sr., "My Life and Work"
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Nonsense. Space is blue and birds fly through it.
-- Heisenberg
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Nonsense and beauty have close connections.
-- E.M. Forster
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Noone ever built a statue to a critic.
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No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he had only had good
intentions. He had money as well.
-- Margaret Thatcher
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Norm: Gentlemen, start your taps.
-- Cheers, The Coach's Daughter
Coach: How's life treating you, Norm?
Norm: Like it caught me in bed with his wife.
-- Cheers, Any Friend of Diane's
Coach: How's life, Norm?
Norm: Not for the squeamish, Coach.
-- Cheers, Friends, Romans, and Accountants
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Norm: Hey, everybody.
All: [silence; everybody is mad at Norm for being rich.]
Norm: [Carries on both sides of the conversation himself.]
Norm! (Norman.)
How are you feeling today, Norm?
Rich and thirsty. Pour me a beer.
-- Cheers, Tan 'n Wash
Woody: What's the latest, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Zha-Zha marries a millionaire, Peterson drinks a beer.
Film at eleven.
-- Cheers, Knights of the Scimitar
Woody: How are you today, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Never been better, Woody. ... Just once I'd like to be better.
-- Cheers, Chambers vs. Malone
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[Norm comes in with an attractive woman.]
Coach: Normie, Normie, could this be Vera?
Norm: With a lot of expensive surgery, maybe.
-- Cheers, Norman's Conquest
Coach: What's up, Normie?
Norm: The temperature under my collar, Coach.
-- Cheers, I'll Be Seeing You (Part 2)
Coach: What would you say to a nice beer, Normie?
Norm: Going down?
-- Cheers, Diane Meets Mom
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[Norm goes into the bar at Vic's Bowl-A-Rama.]
Off-screen crowd: Norm!
Sam: How the hell do they know him here?
Cliff: He's got a life, you know.
-- Cheers, From Beer to Eternity
Woody: What can I do for you, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Elope with my wife.
-- Cheers, The Triangle
Woody: How's life, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Oh, I'm waiting for the movie.
-- Cheers, Take My Shirt... Please?
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[Norm is angry.]
Woody: What can I get you, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Clifford Clavin's head.
-- Cheers, The Triangle
Sam: Hey, what's happening, Norm?
Norm: Well, it's a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy,
and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear.
-- Cheers, The Peterson Principle
Sam: How's life in the fast lane, Normie?
Norm: Beats me, I can't find the on-ramp.
-- Cheers, Diane Chambers Day
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