Quips & quotes: June 01, 2013
Subscriber contentIssue 3812 23rd May 2013
“In New Zealand nobody takes you seriously unless you can make them yawn.” – author James McNeish at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
Issue 3812 23rd May 2013
“In New Zealand nobody takes you seriously unless you can make them yawn.” – author James McNeish at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
Issue 3811 16th May 2013
“Next, Minnesota is going to legalise the Tony Awards.” – David Letterman.
Issue 3810 9th May 2013
“The problem with retirement is you never get a day off.” – adage quoted in the Week.
Issue 3809 2nd May 2013
“First of all, there is the air con system – two settings: sauna or Turkish prison.” – Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear.
Issue 3808 24th Apr 2013
“You can always tell jazz by the way the people on stage are having more fun than the audience.” – British band manager Rob Gretton.
Issue 3807 18th Apr 2013
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” – Voltaire.
Issue 3806 11th Apr 2013
“Never marry someone who doesn’t love the movies you love. Sooner or later, that person will not love you.” – Roger Ebert.
Issue 3805 4th Apr 2013
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis quoted in The Week.
Issue 3804 28th Mar 2013
"US officials have revealed that America is ready to launch cyber attacks of its own. We have a program that can totally crash someone’s computer. It’s called ‘Microsoft Windows’.” – US TV show host and comedian Jimmy Fallon.
Issue 3803 21st Mar 2013
“I got a really nice letter from the bank the other day. It said my account was outstanding.” – Ben Hurley on 7 Days.