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new quotes for Gary's list
Brian
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Is there room for acouple more?
The reason most people don't have elephants is because nobody has ever sold them with no money down and easy monthly payments.
And one from PT Barnum:
Money is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
Brian
The reason most people don't have elephants is because nobody has ever sold them with no money down and easy monthly payments.
And one from PT Barnum:
Money is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
Brian
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a couple more
I saw these recently. Had to share. No offense to anyone intended.
"A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up"
"Nobody has a monopoly on wisdom"0 -
Here's another
It is a shallow brook that babbles
but still water, runs deep.0 -
how about
What the world needs is cleaner minds and dirtier finger nails (Will Rodgers I believe)
Chuck
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And
If the only tool you have is a Hammer,,,,you tend to see every problem as a nail...0 -
How bout "A wise man knows everything; but a shrewed man knows everyone"
Bryan0 -
I have an existential map; it has "you are here" written all over it.
- Steven Wright0 -
my all time favorite--
"It's what you learn after you know it all that really counts." -John Wooden
And--
"Any day above ground is a good day" -- Grateful Dead0 -
On my wall ...
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know. - Mark Twain0 -
Hey Jon!
Here's another good one!
See if you can guess who said it.
"5000 feet of 1/2" HePex for the first guy that gets up and sings karaoke!"
Mark "still waiting" H
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It's better to be over the hill
than to be under the hill.
Noel0 -
I like them all
"The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers."
- Walter Percy Chrysler
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variation on tree falling
If a man is talking in the the woods and his wife isn't there to hear him, is he still wrong?0 -
my favorite...
"Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up". Greg0 -
and.....
....Never argue with an idiot - they will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Starch0 -
More...
If more is better, then too much is just enough.
Disclaimer:
Unfortunately, too many people believe this one.0 -
Here's one .........
from my Dad........."the grass is always greener, until you get the watering bill"0 -
My favorites.....
"I refuse to have a battle of wits, with an unarmed person!"
"How can we miss you if you don't go away?"
"Common sense, ain't so common" Chris0 -
Is anyone
old enough to remember Gypsy Rose Lee? She once said,
"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing slowly."
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And more..
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And more..
There's never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over (the mantra of the construction industry).
Don't stand there looking at me like a calf at a new gate (one of my dad's favourites).
Buy land - they're not making any more of it (Will Rogers).
I went and got checked for stress, and they told me I was a carrier.
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From the peanut gallery.....
" Never take a knife to a gun-fight"
PR0 -
hey
Somedays you get to be the bug....Other days you get to be the windsheild.0 -
another Will Rogers........
Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of
that comes from...........bad judgement.
Wonder who Will Rogers really got all his quotes from?
Steve0 -
One More
If you find yourself in a hole, quit diggin'.0 -
on a church board today
Wearing your Halo too tight causes pain for everyone around you.
Ouch !0 -
too true
Lack of planning on your part does not cause an emergency on my part.
While often fitting, not often well taken.0 -
and
All the worlds a stage, some of us just get lousy parts.
Whats right, is whats left, after you've done everything else wrong.
" life is what happens to you while your busy making other plans " John Lennon
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Trust and principle
"Trust everybody, but always cut the cards."
"When a man says, 'its not the money, its the principle of the thing,' its the money.0 -
poor quality
The bitterness of poor quality lives on long after the sweetness of low price is forgotton0 -
Two that I use.....
"Everyone is ignorant, just in different subjects."
Will Rodgers
"If you can't write it and sign it,...don't say it.
My Grandfather and my Dad0 -
This is my favorite
"The Pursuit of Excellence is Gratifying & Healthy. The Pursuit of Perfection is Frustrating, Neurotic & A Terrible Waste of Time"
Ernie Bogue
Master Hydronics LLC
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That reminds me of another
Being perfect is not perfect.0 -
customer relations
"The customer is NOT always right, it's our job to make them think they are."
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quotes
we offer three types of service.
good , fast , cheep
good is not fast
fast is not cheep
cheep is not good
you pick!
i was born in the beginning of the week.
but it wasn't this week!0 -
My personal saying first and then
one from my Father in Law
"Nothing worth getting is easy"
"No good deed goes unpunished"
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A couple of my favorites
When yer leadin' the herd, its a good idea to check every once and a while to make sure they're followin' ya.
I'm so miserable when he's gone ..... it's almost like he's here.
FORECAST FOR THE FUTURE:
Customers will continue to go where invited and remain where appreciated.
Reputations will continue to be made by many acts and lost by one.
The extra mile will have no traffic jams.
Performance will continue to outsell promises.
People will go right on preferring to do business with friends.
Enthusiasm will be as contagious as ever.
Know-how will surpass guess-how.
Trust, not tricks, will keep customers loyal.
Quality will be prized as a precious possession.0 -
a couple more
You don't always get what you pay for, but you rarely get what you don't pay for.
Mark0 -
Some of my favorites.
Time knows no mercy (my Dad)
Hydronics is like measuring with a micrometer, marking with a scribe, and cutting with and axe.
And my favorite:
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy0 -
My lists seem to have a following
Gary's List of Wall Quotes keeps growing & growing.
*It all started by my disbelief of the wealth of wisdom that I've found among this dedicated group of heating guys.
Wetheads, you're allright by me.
Thanks Dan.
*To catch up with me real time, try AIM. User name: Radiantfloors
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There are only two people in this world who don't have leaks...
People that don't work with pipes for a living, and plumbers that lie. (Thanks Dad!)
ME0
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