Great Housekeeper Quotes & Sayings

That small world, like the great one out of doors, had the capacity of easily forgetting its dead; and when the cook had said she was a quiet-tempered lady, and the housekeeper had said it was the common lot, and the butler had said who'd have thought it, and the housemaid had said she couldn't hardly believe it, and the footman had said it seemed exactly like a dream, they had quite worn the subject out, and began to think their mourning was wearing rusty too. — Charles Dickens

It is perfectly possible that a grandfather can have a more scientific mind than his grandchildren! Societies do not always go forward! Sometimes old generations are much luckier! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Fernando Vargas may have had a 6-pack in his stomach, but he didn't have a six-pack on his chin. — Larry Merchant

A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning. — Andre Maurois

Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot of support from the start. And that certainly made me feel good about trying to come back and be one of the best again. — Mario Lemieux

When dealing with a complex adaptive system, sticking to the plan is a recipe for failure. — Anthony Mersino

The chef turned back to the housekeeper. "Why is there doubt about the relations between Monsieur and Madame Rutledge?"
The sheets," she said succinctly.
Jake nearly choked on his pastry. "You have the housemaids spying on them?" he asked around a mouthful of custard and cream.
Not at all," the housekeeper said defensively. "It's only that we have vigilant maids who tell me everything. And even if they didn't, one hardly needs great powers of observation to see that they do not behave like a married couple."
The chef looked deeply concerned. "You think there's a problem with his carrot?"
Watercress, carrot - is everything food to you?" Jake demanded.
The chef shrugged. "Oui."
Well," Jake said testily, "there is a string of Rutledge's past mistresses who would undoubtedly testify there is nothing wrong with his carrot."
Alors, he is a virile man ... she is a beautiful woman ... why are they not making salad together? — Lisa Kleypas

All you can do is all you can do ... If all you can do, is still not good enough, then go do something else. — Bradford Winters

It's a movie about everything. This world we live in. The bodies we're stuck with. The lives we get whether we want them or not. How hard you have to work just to get through a fucking day without killing yourself. — Lidia Yuknavitch

The whole Turkish empire is nothing else but a crust cast by Heaven's great Housekeeper to His dogs. — Martin Luther

People tend to repeat the same quotes at me that I said when I was 23. And of course, you say things then, and sometimes they're ill-advised. — Elvis Costello

Hatch. I wouldn't risk another high-speed dock if we don't have to. — Orson Scott Card

No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever been less fine. — J.K. Rowling

I'm a great housekeeper. I get divorced. I keep the house. — Zsa Zsa Gabor

The constantness, varietylessness, the sheer weight of sameness drove him to despair and froze his imagination. To be required to sleep with the same woman forever was a curious and unnatural idea to him; to be expected to dredge up enthusiasms for old acts, and routine ploys; he wondered at the arrogance of the female. — Toni Morrison