A smart quote conveying the following

Centipeed

Hey. I'd like a quote that I can whip out whenever a situation comes up that calls for a "horses for courses" phrase. As in, someone likes something, and I like something else, and we differ on that matter, so usually I would say something like "horses for courses", meaning "each to his own".

Does anyone happen to know of a real quote by someone smart or famous that reprensents this saying and sounds really cool?

Dak

I always end up with "Different strokes for different folks."

Or "I say potato..." which sometimes get a laugh, or someone finishing the quote.

Arminas

Dak wrote:

I always end up with "Different strokes for different folks."

Haha, guess I'm not the only one who does this. I have no idea where it originates, though, I picked it up once when I saw Shirt Guy Dom say it in his rant on MegaTokyo. And since then, I've used it to express "to each his own" to varying degrees, I just enjoy the quote for its different levels of meaning.

Apothe0sis

I like "Whatever stuns your mullet."

Szechuanosaurus

"Different Strokes for different folks" comes from the song 'Everyday People' by Sly and the Family Stone. Sly was a pretty smart dude. Besides the whole drug abuse thing, that is. Cool and famous to boot.

God

How about "Hey, whatever floats your boat."?

malkoth

Or "Whatever tickles your pickle."

Munacra

haha. I was just about to write that one.

although try to refrain from using that wherever there are teenagers or college students.

seriously.

Carl with a K

whatever gets you off

Centipeed

Ok, maybe you're all misunderstanding what I'm asking for.

I COULD say "Whatever tickles your pickle", but when I bust out the line, I want it to sound educated and formal, intelligent and to have an impact.

I mean, like a famous quote from a famous person, a couple of sentences long.

Kazhiim

Why say in a paragraph what you can say in four words?

Dak

Yeah, I think you'll just come off as a douche bag. People who quote things in normal conversation usually sound pretty pretentious... Or like a thesis paper.

racyrefinedraj

Opinions are like assholes -- everyone's got one, but nobody wants to
look at the other guy's.
-- Hal Hickman

Virum

I don't think you're going to find something like this; we have idioms and we use them; it's a standard part of the English language.

If you want to be formal, don't use the idiom and say what you mean. "To each his own."

Kazhiim

Alternatively,

"Brevity is the soul of wit."




in other words, go with tickling pickles

Amigu

"Whatever floats your boat"

Fun fact: In Germany there's a saying for this situation that ruffly translates to "Some people like eating leberwurst others prefer green soap".

LavaKnight

Amigu wrote:

"Whatever floats your boat"

Fun fact: In Germany there's a saying for this situation that ruffly translates to "Some people like eating leberwurst others prefer green soap".

I'm going to use this now without fail. Thank you fun translation time friend!

Blake T

Szechuanosaurus wrote:

"Different Strokes for different folks" comes from the song 'Everyday People' by Sly and the Family Stone. Sly was a pretty smart dude. Besides the whole drug abuse thing, that is. Cool and famous to boot.

I always thought it came from the tv show Different Strokes.

Which had the coolest theme song ever.

Or is the theme song and that song one and the same?

Also how do you pronouce leberwurst?

Xenocide Geek

When exactly do you plan to use this?

I mean, if you bust out some obscure quote, nobody is going to get it...

and then you're left explaining what it means, and nobody wants to feel stupid.

Amigu

Blaket wrote:

Also how do you pronouce leberwurst?

The closest I can think of is Labour vorst.

Szechuanosaurus

Blaket wrote:

Szechuanosaurus wrote:

"Different Strokes for different folks" comes from the song 'Everyday People' by Sly and the Family Stone. Sly was a pretty smart dude. Besides the whole drug abuse thing, that is. Cool and famous to boot.

I always thought it came from the tv show Different Strokes.

Which had the coolest theme song ever.

Or is the theme song and that song one and the same?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff%27rent_Strokes#Music_connection

Sly came first.

Librarian

Amigu wrote:

"Whatever floats your boat"

Fun fact: In Germany there's a saying for this situation that ruffly translates to "Some people like eating leberwurst others prefer green soap".

Fun Fact: I am from Germany and I never ever heard that saying.

ViolentChemistry

I don't think there are any cliche-lines expressing what you want to express that come off as "smart". Most cliche-lines just end up sounding like filler, and filler in conversational speech doesn't sound smart so much.

Peter Principle

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/agreement/

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/opinions/

There are probably a few there you can use.

Seattle Thread

"It's your chicken."

Jimmy King

Blaket wrote:

Szechuanosaurus wrote:

"Different Strokes for different folks" comes from the song 'Everyday People' by Sly and the Family Stone. Sly was a pretty smart dude. Besides the whole drug abuse thing, that is. Cool and famous to boot.

I always thought it came from the tv show Different Strokes.

Which had the coolest theme song ever.

Or is the theme song and that song one and the same?

Also how do you pronouce leberwurst?

As it's german, it would be roughly lay-bare-vurst. E by itself in german is pronounced most closely to a hard A in english, as in way, say, bay, etc. W makes a V sound.

drinkinstout

personally, I can't stand people who use obscure quotes in everyday conversation for the sole purpose of sounding smart and witty. There are places and times where they are appropriate, just like everything else, but going out of your way to learn these and integrate them into your conversation skills seems to me, like a bad idea.

The same goes for those people that think learning obscure words from the thesaurus and using them constantly makes them look smart. It doesn't. I know a ton and most of my friends know a ton - but I've got one that goes out of his way to show off his intelligence, vocabulary and general Olde English knowledge - it's annoying and makes it so that most people don't enjoy his company.

If I were to suggest a course of action, I would find something amusing to say and not overuse it. Even in a serious conversation, if you are at a point where disagreement is the end result, being a smart witty prick doesn't help - but being an amusing person to debate with who has a sense of humor does. Even people who perpetually disagree can come together with humor.

Unless they themselves are pricks who insist on being right and screw the funny jokes because they will have none of it - then don't even bother talking to them because it isn't worth your time

cooljammer00

God wrote:

How about "Hey, whatever floats your boat."?

Dabt al-Haqq

I'm privvy to "Whatever peels your banana."

Dr_Keenbean

I read a quote somewhere along the lines of

A facility for quotation denotes a lack of original thought...or something like that.

I don't remember who said it either.

Muhahahahaha

"Whatever creams your Twinkie"

Adimax

Truly strange request you've made Centipeed. I'm interested in what you really want to use it for...

Also, not aware of any quotes off the top of my head that fit the bill. Thats also to specific for Google/Famous n' Cool Quotes websites either, so no fruit there.

Centipeed

Actually, I only made the request because I was interested. It's not something I would end up saying more than about once or twice in my life anyway. I think I was just seeing if there was one, so that I had it ready for any possible eventuality where I could use it.

I didn't want to sound like a pretentious guy, that's for sure.

aquabat

My favourite is Whatevs

So casually indifferent, so cool yet so incredibly lame. Or if Im being especially indignent... 'evs.

cooljammer00

aquabat wrote:

My favourite is Whatevs

So casually indifferent, so cool yet so incredibly lame. Or if Im being especially indignent... 'evs.

my buddy uses it now that it was used on "The Convention" episode of The Office.

Pendayho

Dr_Keenbean wrote:

I read a quote somewhere along the lines of

A facility for quotation denotes a lack of original thought...or something like that.

I don't remember who said it either.

Of course, there's also "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit" by W. Somerset Maugham :P