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I just didn't want to waste my time, I wanted to have fun and didn't want to work with people with big egos again, if they don't check them at the door.

Quote by Kim Basinger about work, time, people

I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too true tale of Quixote, shown how all such efforts fail.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about criminals, man, fairy tales

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of...

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, crime, criminals, force, law, state, death, man

She really helps me when I'm about to do something too...

She really helps me when I'm about to do something too stupid. All I have to do is think about Hailie. She keeps me in check, definitely.

Quote by Eminem

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case.

Quote by Dennis Farina about nation, people

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the...

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.

Quote by Mahalia Jackson about christmas

People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They...

People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They just like to speculate in print. We like fact-checking!

Quote by Mick Jagger about nation, people

And if you're a journalist, surely the thing that you...

And if you're a journalist, surely the thing that you should be writing is the truth, or at least checking your facts.

Quote by Elton John about writing, truth, things

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor...

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. about defeat, suffering, victory, failure, things

At least one tenant's check will be lost in the mail ...

At least one tenant's check will be "lost in the mail" every month.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate

General Fault Errors are the Check Engine light of...

General Fault Errors are the "Check Engine" light of computers. If it can be fixed, chances are it's not by you.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, chance, error, light

Bills travel through the mail at twice as fast as checks.

Bills travel through the mail at twice as fast as checks.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, fasting

In a line the biggest order is in the front, and the...

In a line the biggest order is in the front, and the customer has coupons and wants to write a check.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, order

If your Check-Book and Bank-Balance Sheet agree......

If your Check-Book and Bank-Balance Sheet agree... Re-Do-It... You Goofed Up.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, bankers

You won't find the books you checked out for that big...

You won't find the books you checked out for that big project until after either the project or the books were due.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, books

The cost of a real Colt always equals two or more 2 SS...

The cost of a real Colt always equals two or more 2 SS checks.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys, real estate

The cost of new CB equipment will always equal your...

The cost of new CB equipment will always equal your checking account balance.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys

The night before you leave you will always loose you CAS...

The night before you leave you will always loose you CAS Checklist for stuff to Not Forget.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys, night

You check the paper and find that you have all six...

You check the paper and find that you have all six numbers, but then you find the newspaper misprinted two of the numbers.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about numbers

Spell checkers don't.

Spell checkers don't.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

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