G Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with G. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.”
“Give a man a car of his own and he leaves humility and common sense behind him in the garage.”
Source: Call for the Dead
“Give a man a centimeter and he'll think he's a ruler.”
Source: Moonlight in Odessa
“Give a man a clear-cut job and let him do it.”
“Give a man a finger, he’ll put a wedding ring on it!”
Source: The New Land
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Source: Jingo
“Give a man a fish
and a kettle,
and he may never feel its HIS kettle of fish.
Teach a man to fish around for his OWN kettle,
and that’s when you get
a tasty home-made fish soup
that everyone can enjoy!”
Source: ICE SKATING IN THE TAJ MAHAL - a totally non-depressing look at poverty
“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Give him a fishing lesson and he'll sit in a boat drinking beer every weekend.”
“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.”
“Give a man a fish
and he'll eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish
with the right line,
the right bait,
at the right time of day,
at the right sort of spot,
and if he has the right recreational or commercial licence
he may,
with practise and experience,
actually be able to feed himself
and his family
for a lifetime.
And that
is something worth fishing for!”
Source: ICE SKATING IN THE TAJ MAHAL - a totally non-depressing look at poverty
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak.”
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.”
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.”
“Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll evolve to become so skilled at fishing he destroys the ocean and kills every last fish.”
“Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a sub-prime fish loan and you're in business, buddy.”
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Steal a fish from one guy and give it to another--and keep doing that on a daily basis--and you'll make the first guy pissed off, but you'll make the second guy lazy and dependent on you. Then you can tell the second guy that the first guy is greedy for wanting to keep the fish he caught. Then the second guy will cheer for you to steal more fish. Then you can prohibit anyone from fishing without getting permission from you. Then you can expand the racket, stealing fish from more people and buying the loyalty of others. Then you can get the recipients of the stolen fish to act as your hired thugs. Then you can ... well, you know the rest.”
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don't teach a man to fish and you feed yourself. He's a grown man, fishing's not that hard.”
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Leave the dude alone and he'll figure it out.”
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
“Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man Twitter, and he will forget to eat and starve to death.”
“Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and the old buzzard won't be hanging around, underfoot, all weekend.”
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.”
Source: Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey G ods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More
“Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.”
“Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you.”
“Give a man a hoe and he is something to exploit. Give him a book and he is something to fear.”
Source: The Joy of Books: Confessions of a Lifelong Reader
“Give a man a mask, and he'll tell you deeper and darker truths. But he'll also be more abusive, unaccountable, and demonic.”
“Give a man a noble cause and he would fight to the death for what he believed in,but get the woman he loves to leave him and his once honourable principles would cease to be quite so important.”
Source: My Legendary Girlfriend
“Give a man a pair of scissors, and he can cut his son’s hair. But teach his son how to play baseball, and his son can then cut his own hair.”
Source: Whenever you're here, I'm there for you
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
“Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.”
“Give a man a soccer ball, he plays for a moment. Teach a man to play soccer, he plays for a life time.”
“Give a man a suicide bomb, he blows up once. Teach a man to suicide bomb, he also blows up once.”
“Give a man an inch he will try to give you six in return.”
“Give a man enough rope and he'll wrap himself around your little finger.”
“Give a man everything he wants and at that moment everything is not everything”
“Give a man food, and he can eat for a day. Give a man a job, and he can only eat for 30 minutes on break.”
“Give a man free hands, and you'll know where to find them.”
“Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.”
Source: The Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion
“Give a man love, and he will be happy for a time. Teach a man how to love, and he will have joy through all eternity.”
“Give a man or woman back his self-respect, and in most cases-not all, but most-you also give back that person's ability to think with at least some clarity.”
Source: Under the Dome: A Novel
“Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.”
Source: The Applause of Heaven
“Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.”
Source: Travels during the years 1787, 1788, and 1789: undertaken more particularly with a view of ascertaining the cultivation, wealth, resources, and national prosperity of the kingdom of France
“Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state”
“Give a moment or two to the angry young man with his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand.”
“Give a monkey a stick and it will learn how to write.”
“Give a person a job you help them pay some bills, teach them how to find a career and you provide them with sustenance for life!”
“Give a pup a home and a little love and he will give you his heart forever.”
“Give a purpose to life by solving issue in different ways.”
“Give a slave slaves, and he will support slavery.”
“Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.”
Source: The conduct of inquiry