The human hand is made complete by the addition of a baseball. — Paul Dickson
Fingers interlocked like a beautiful accordion of flesh or a zipper of prayer — Sarah Kay
Short Handy Quotes
Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians. — Ulysses S. Grant
Me and my big mouth! I'd get rid of it, only it's such a handy place to keep my teeth. — Jimmy Durante
My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him. — John Henry Carver
Addictions do come in handy sometimes: at least you have to get out of bed for them. — Martin Amis
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master. — George Washington
When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy. — Stanislaw Lec
When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy. — W. C. Fields
I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when I do stunts. — Mads Mikkelsen
A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. — E.B. (Elwyn Brooks) White
Handy Image Quotes
Handi Quotes
I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government. — Lloyd Bentsen
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it. — Jack Handey
So I think there is one rule every host and hostess ought to keep with the comb and nail file and bicarbonate and aromatic spirits on a handy shelf,
Which is don't spoil the denouement by telling the guests everything is terrible, but let them have the thrill of finding it out for themselves. — Ogden Nash
Trout fishing. One must be a stickler for proper form. Use nothing but #4 blasting caps, or a hand grenade, if handy, or at a pool well-lined with stone, one blast from a .44 magnum will bring a few stunned brookies quietly to the surface. — Edward Abbey
MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals. — Ambrose Bierce
I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops. — Doc Severinsen
Every time I wake up I have this huge dreadlock in the back, and I don't know why. It's not like I sleep like a maniac or anything. It gets knots out really easy, and it's handy. — Lara Stone
I’ve told you the four thunderstorms – disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die — Chetan Bhagat
When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness. — David Sedaris
Snooki is a bestselling author? Huh? What? I don't know if I should dumb down my book, shoot myself or find a publisher who'll settle for a rough draft written on a Pop-Tart and a coconut lotion handie. — Geoffrey Hill
You can go your whole life and not need math or physics for a minute, but the ability to tell a joke is always handy. — Garrison Keillor
Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy. — Groucho Marx
A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business. — A. A. Milne
I trained with the FBI in Portland and I also had many conversations with female FBI agents in Los Angeles, as well. That was again something that also came in very handy for Basic, because I'd learned already how to handle a gun and how to behave just physically when you're in a situation, a threat. That was very good to know. — Connie Nielsen
Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things around the house, as if it's part of the collective brain that was further enhanced by eighth-grade shop class. — Bob Newhart
When God writes our names in the 'Lamb's Book of Life' He doesn't do it with an eraser handy. He does it for eternity. — R. C. Sproul
Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunning metaphorical arrows, beating hares in races... very handy. — Terry Pratchett
A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community. — Robert A. Heinlein
To think, we have the garment industry instead of nature to thank for the zipper concept when it would have come in so handy for childbirth. — Jane Wagner
A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It's a real time-saver, because it tells you what you think about things you know nothing about. — Hendrik Hertzberg
Anger is a handy term and words are tricky, as we know. What one man perceives as anger, another person - in my case the deliverer of material - is, "Don't you see it, don't you see how badly you're doing?" It's like shaking a child - which you're not supposed to do. — George Carlin
A sense of humor is so handy, isn't it? It lets you see both sides of a question so that you never need do anything. — Winifred Holtby
In 1908 Handy didn't know anything about the blues and he doesn't know anything about jazz and stomps to this day. I myself figured out the peculiar form of mathematics and harmonies that was strange to all the world but me. — Jelly Roll Morton
Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias....Avoid the elaborate, the pretentious, the coy, and the cute. Do not be tempted by a twenty-dollar word when there is a ten-center handy, ready and able. — William Strunk, Jr.
People still have a choice, but, if they find it all too confusing, or they just want someone else to make a choice for them, there's a default that works pretty well. That's this concept of libertarian paternalism. And it's handy. — Esther Dyson
My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on, four billion! Darn! Seven. Not even close. I need more dice." — Mitch Hedberg
I like to think of myself as some of the Scotch tape that holds things together - I'm very handy to have around. But all that actors really need is a bare stage. Lighting is just one of the luxuries of the theater. — Jean Rosenthal
I am very handy with my advice and then when anybody appears to be following it, I get frantic. — Flannery O'Connor
Folks who talk about no violence are always the ones who are first to call a policeman and usually they are sure there is one handy. — Louis L'Amour
A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. — E. B. White
I would love to have a photographic memory. It would come in handy with the rants I'm given on Scrubs... often on short notice! — John C. McGinley
Humour is God's special gift to humanity. Handy, because it turns out to be necessary. — Tim Winton
Jackson is the most consummate sketcher I have ever known. These little panels, handy on the trail, could be handled as easily as an expert marksman uses a quiver full of arrows. — Arthur Lismer
Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming, you have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it's going to come in handy all the time. — Bill Watterson
Because I had goodwill for all, I thought all were my friends. And then I learned of treachery, that some preferred my end. It wasn't the goodwill I felt that made someone a friend. What handy day, the one I learned the meaning of the word. How good to know my enemies (though their reasons are absurd!) — Vanna Bonta
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