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Jimmy Carr Dont be chuckin stuff about, if youre surrounded by glass an what have ya. Karl Pilkington People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You cant trust people, Jeremy. Super Hans (Matt King), Peep ShowBlame someone else and get on with your life. Alan Woods Think in the morning. Act in the noon.

Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. William Blake Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! Lewis Carroll In an underdeveloped country dont drink the water. In a developed country dont breathe the air. Jonathan Raban Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel the steadiness of your resentment.

Lord Chesterfield Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace. Anthony Burgess When someone close to you dies, move seats. Peter Kay My lover was a midget. She gave birth to a tumour. Grandad always told me: dont lose your sense of humour. John Dowie No problem is insoluble given a big enough plastic bag.

Tom Stoppard Theres no smoke without mud being flung around. Edwina Currie Nothing matters very much, and very few things matter at all. Arthur Balfour Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield
My general approach is that you mustnt generalize. Harriet Harman Dont ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up. G.K.

Chesterton Save the world and you get merit in Heaven. Save ten worlds and you get a free alarm clock radio. Tom Holt First things first; second things never. Shirley Conran To see what is in front of ones nose needs a constant struggle. George Orwell Most idiots dont lose their privacy, they give it away. Chrissie Hynde Playing it safe will always end in disaster.