Give Them Enough Rope Quotes & Sayings

Give him enough rope and he will hang himself. — Charlotte Bronte

Give a Greek enough rope and he'll hang everyone else in sight. — Colleen McCullough

I keep my enemies close/ I give 'em enough rope/ They put themselves in the air/ I just kick away the chair. — Jay-Z

Give a man enough rope and he'll wrap himself around your little finger. — Diane Ackerman

Let me put it this way: You cannot live in the world without being in pain, spiritual and physical pain. We have developed mechanisms to deal with these pains, to overcome them somehow. Therapy, religion and spirituality, relationships, material success. All this can work, but also become a problem itself.
The pursuit of happiness has even been put into the American constitution a couple centuries ago. Today we're so rich, we own much more than we need, we have liberties unknown before, even though they are endangered in the current political climate in the US - and we forget how wonderful it nevertheless is, compared to most other political and economic systems. We have a saying that goes: Give a man enough rope and he hangs himself. — David Foster Wallace

I always knew I had to be 100 percent in charge, even when I was a middle manager. I used to say to my boss, "Just give me enough rope and then fire me." I always knew I had to be 100 percent in charge, even when I was a middle manager. I used to say to my boss, "Just give me enough rope and then fire me." — Ricky Gervais

Give a child enough rope and he will trip you up. — Laurence J. Peter

You know, I have a theory about Charlie Haughey. If you give him enough rope, he'll hang you. — Charles Haughey

'You know that saying, give a man enough rope?' When Matt nodded, Howard continued. 'I can assure you the person who came up with it didn't know Aubrey. You give him enough rope and he'll tie you to a chair with it.' — J.L. Langley