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Timco
Timco Posts: 3,040
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Some recent posts made me think of a few favorite quotes.

Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at that moment.

It's soo simple to be wise...Just think of something stupid to say, and then don't say it.

If you build a man a fire, you keep him warm for that day. But if you light a man on fire, you keep him warm the rest of his life.

:)

T
Just a guy running some pipes.
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  • George Peteya_2
    George Peteya_2 Posts: 72
    By Mark Twain

    I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know.
  • Jim_47
    Jim_47 Posts: 244
    quotes

    Here is one I have heard on construction sites.
    "Hey, don't worry about it! It ain't like your going to live here."
  • Tony_23
    Tony_23 Posts: 1,033
    That's like

    "It looks good from the street"
  • Brian
    Brian Posts: 285
    Quotes

    If you don't have time to do it right, what makes you think you have time to do it over.

    Dobber
  • Scott Gregg
    Scott Gregg Posts: 187
    or

    "You can't see it from my house."
  • chilly
    chilly Posts: 43
    one of my favorites

    "There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." --Ronald Reagan
  • BillW@honeywell
    BillW@honeywell Posts: 1,099
    Favorite quote

    "WE are the peolple our parents warned us about"! by Jimmy Buffet.
  • Timco
    Timco Posts: 3,040


    I tell my customers I offer a 'tail-light guarantee'....as long as they can see my tail light, I'll guarantee it, but when I turn the corner.......

    T
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • Glen_6
    Glen_6 Posts: 1
    We have several -

    but this is the best advice I ever recieved - regardless of topic -
    "Perfect is good enough". D.R. Braithwaite, Master Plumber. He was my mentor - whom in his infinite patience with me - guided me on much more than just plumbing.
  • Mitch_4
    Mitch_4 Posts: 955
    a new on e I just got

    Brilliance is usually the act of an Individual. But incredible stupidity can be traced to an organization.
  • Al Corelli
    Al Corelli Posts: 454


    The bitterness of poor quality lives on longer than the sweetness of low price.

    ---I have no idea where I read this, but I tell it to every customer.
  • lchmb
    lchmb Posts: 2,997
    dont forget

    The five five guarantee!! five mile's or five minute's..which ever comes first!!
  • Chuck Shaw_4
    Chuck Shaw_4 Posts: 66
    How about---

    Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

    Or

    None of us is as dumb alone, as all of us combined

    or

    Hard work often pays off over time, but laziness pays off now

    or

    When you honestly believe you compensated for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there is no end to what you can't do.

  • Rudy
    Rudy Posts: 482
    I gotta bunch!!

    When yer leadin' the herd, look back every once and awhile and make sure they're followin' ya.

    Timing has alot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

    Never ask a barber if ya need a haircut.

    Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back.

    and my all time favorite:

    Good judgement has alot to do with experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgement.
  • Steve Ebels_3
    Steve Ebels_3 Posts: 1,291
    From the Proverbs of Solomon

    It is better to live in the desert than in a mansion with a brawling woman.
  • Bob W._3
    Bob W._3 Posts: 561
    OK...

    Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day..

    But teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer the rest of his life.
  • Simply Rad_2
    Simply Rad_2 Posts: 171
    HA HA

    Its better to cheat than repeat!
    Jeffrey
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Posts: 2,980
    From the desk of Warren Buffett....

    "Lead, Follow or Get out of the way!"

    "Common sense ain't so common" And finally...

    You just can't fix stupid. Chris
  • Greg Swob
    Greg Swob Posts: 167


    "Don't confuse me with facts... my mind is already made up." I know a lot of folks who fit this one. Greg
  • Pat Clark_2
    Pat Clark_2 Posts: 102
    And on a local tavern here in sunny Anchorage

    "We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you!!"

    Pat
  • Tom_35
    Tom_35 Posts: 265
    Doctor or lawyer statement

    He made the top 95% of his graduating class possible.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Posts: 5,882
    Another Mark Twain

    " Its better to sit back and appear stupid, than to stand up and speak and remove all doubt ! "

    Scott

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  • GaryDidier
    GaryDidier Posts: 229
    quotes

    From a good friend of mine.

    Low class is better than no class!

    Gary from Granville
  • Guy_6
    Guy_6 Posts: 450
    Quote

    Only the lead dog in the pack has the good view.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Posts: 5,882
    I'd rather have

    a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy !

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  • John Barba1
    John Barba1 Posts: 67
    I'm sure you would...

    Here's two more...

    If you starting thinking you're so important, try ordering someone else's dog around.

    Always drink upstream from the herd.

    JMB
  • Rick of N&S Supply of Catskill
    Rick of N&S Supply of Catskill Posts: 11
    Groucho

    "I would never be a member of an organization, that would have ME as a member"
  • Paul Rohrs_4
    Paul Rohrs_4 Posts: 466
    Are you skilled at your work?

    A man skilled at his craft will stand before kings, he will not stand before obscure men.

    Proverbs 22:29

    Regards,

    PR


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  • heatboy
    heatboy Posts: 1,468
    Karma.

    What goes around, comes around.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • Mitch_4
    Mitch_4 Posts: 955
    you mean this one?

  • WPH2205
    WPH2205 Posts: 52
    How About These

    It's guaranteed for as long as it lasts. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
  • Joe_55
    Joe_55 Posts: 62
    proverbs

    Here's a couple

    "If it isn't broken don't fix it"

    "They one that laugh last laughs best"

    "a stitch in time saves nine"

    "the early bird gets the worm"

    " when you laugh the world laughs with you
    when you weep you weep alone"
  • jerry scharf_3
    jerry scharf_3 Posts: 419
    The problem

    is that you don't know when it's correct. :)

    jerry
  • Keith Johnston_2
    Keith Johnston_2 Posts: 5
    Watches

    A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never quite sure!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    quote




    Buy once, Cry once!!
  • David Hohengasser
    David Hohengasser Posts: 52
    Quotes

    "You never get a second chance to make a first impression"
    "People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan"
  • Mt. Falls Mikey
    Mt. Falls Mikey Posts: 30
    My favorite quote is..

    from my Dad when a customer would ask why their equipment or plumbing was causing problems he would look them in the eye and say: "Anything that is made by man is subject to mechanical failure".
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Posts: 5,882
    MY Old Boss

    When told by a customer that they had never had this problem before ...

    " The horse never died before, did He. "

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  • Bruce M.
    Bruce M. Posts: 143
    My favorite Quote:

    Don't piss off the alligators until after you have crossed the swamp.
  • Mason
    Mason Posts: 102
    my favorite..........

    It beats a sharp stick in the eye...............

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