Stinson Quotes & Sayings

Article 2: A Bro is always entitled to do something stupid, as long as the rest of his Bros are all doing it. — Barney Stinson

You know what Marshall needs to do. He needs to stop being sad. When I get sad, I stop being sad, and be awesome instead. True story. — Barney Stinson

I pride myself in being able to straddle demographics, and if that was said as Barney Stinson, it would mean a little different thing. — Neil Patrick Harris

It's going to be legen ... wait for it ... and I hope you're not lactose-intolerant cause the second half of that word is ... dairy! — Barney Stinson

Everything you have contact with will be woven into your garden — Kathy Stinson

Destiny strips at the Melon Patch. They're people Ted, try to keep 'em straight. — Barney Stinson

Article 24: When wearing a baseball cap, a Bro may position the brim at either 12 or 6 o'clock. All other angles are reserved for rappers and the handicapped. — Barney Stinson

My mother never warned me not to do this or that for fear of being hurt. Of course I got hurt, but I was never afraid. — Katherine Stinson

Ted, I believe you and I met for a reason. It's like the universe was saying, Hey Barney, there's this dude, he's pretty cool, but it is your job to make him awesome — Barney Stinson

In the early days it was fun to fly. You could soar over rooftops and trees, or drop down to meet a passing train and wave at the engineer. The whole sky belonged to you. now there are so many regulations. The sky is crowded. All the fun is gone. — Katherine Stinson

Believe it or not, I was not always as awesome as I am today — Barney Stinson

[H]istorians have powerful imaginations, which are essential and dangerous. — Bob Stinson

Jesus waited three days to come back to life. It was perfect! If he had only waited one day, a lot of people wouldn't have even heard he died. They'd be all, "Hey Jesus, what up?" and Jesus would probably be like, "What up? I died yesterday!" and they'd be all, "Uh, you look pretty alive to me, dude ... " and then Jesus would have to explain how he was resurrected, and how it was a miracle, and the dude'd be like "Uhh okay, whatever you say, bro ... " And he's not gonna come back on a Saturday. Everybody's busy, doing chores, workin' the loom, trimmin' the beard, NO. He waited the perfect number of days, three. Plus it's Sunday, so everyone's in church already, and they're all in there like "Oh no, Jesus is dead", and then BAM! He bursts in the back door, runnin' up the aisle, everyone's totally psyched, and FYI, that's when he invented the high five. That's why we wait three days to call a woman, because that's how long Jesus wants us to wait ... True story. — Barney Stinson

Dude.. where's your suit? Just once, when I say "suit up" I wish you'd put on a suit. — Barney Stinson

If you want to be the best,
Work hardier than the rest.
If you don't want to be the best,
Just work like the rest. — Bob Stinson

It's all right if your automobile goes wrong while you are driving it. You can get out in the road and tinker with it. But if your airplane breaks down, you can't sit on a convenient cloud and tinker with that! — Katherine Stinson

I have found that women are not only just as much interested as men are in flying, but apparently have less fear than the men have. At least, more women than men asked to go up with me. And when I took them up, they seemed to enjoy it. — Katherine Stinson

Origami Striptease reads like William S. Burroughs and Djuna Barnes howling at a brutal paper moon. — Susan Stinson

Article 100: "When pulling up to a stoplight, a Bro lowers his window so that all might enjoy his music selection."
Corollary: "If there happens to be a hot chick driving the car next to the Bro, the Bro shall put his sunglasses down to get a better look. If he's not wearing his sunglasses, he will first put them on, then pull down to get a better look. — Barney Stinson

A lie is just a great story that someone ruined with the truth. — Barney Stinson

In American Romances, her new book of essays, Rebecca Brown has a voice that is full of pop references, family stories, and the fruits of a lifetime of
in her perfect phrase - extreme reading. The voice is a hoot, and it is dead serious. This is writing with exquisite control, fully up to the task Brown takes on of playing a fierce game of beach ball with deep problems of American (and personal) history and identity. — Susan Stinson

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. — Barney Stinson