Marsha Hinds > Quotes

“On Critique – Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t do or teach, criticize.”
― Marsha Hinds

“A martyr is someone willing to die for what he believes in. A fanatic is someone willing for you to die for what he believes in.”
― Marsha Hinds

“There are those who always think the worst of people. That's because they are the worst of people.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Stupidity - There is no such thing as a foolproof plan. If there are fools about, no plan is proof against them.”
― Marsha Hinds

“One who is fed on promises eats from an empty bowl.”
― Marsha Hinds

“It's easy to be generous with other people's money.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On War - At the end, the only real statement either side can use is "It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Humor – When a woman says a man has a sense of humor, she means that he has a way of lightening her mood and brightening her spirits. When a man says a woman has a sense of humor, he means that she laughs at his jokes.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Virtue – When people want to describe the hideousness of a person or object, they may use the phrase ‘ugly as sin’. But the phrase should be ‘ugly as virtue’. Sin isn’t ugly. It’s highly attractive! That’s why so many people flock to it.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Fate - Fate is the word that people use to justify bad decisions and condone their own mistakes.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Love - Any husband who stammers that he's just been too busy to tell his wife he loves her is a lazy fool or a liar.”
― Marsha Hinds

“The grass is always greener on the other side--that's because we can't see over the fence.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Women and Warfare - When women are forced to live without men, they discover that they can live without men. This is a lesson that no man invested in the patriarchy ever wants a woman to learn. If men realized this, they'd eliminate warfare overnight.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On War – At the end, the only real statement either side can use is ‘It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Love - Love without trust is the love you give a dog. You may call that cute little mutt a member of the family but you don't let him in the kitchen when there's a roast on the table.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Atheism – If people continue to think of atheism as a kind of religion, then I demand all the perks that real religions get. I want to build big empty buildings where like-minded people can gather once a week to debate a non-existent deity. I want tax-exempt status. I want real food, not cheap wine and crackers. I want a rocking band. I want altar men! Not altar boys—altar MEN—and I want them to look like the chain-clad guy who hands an envelope to RuPaul at the beginning of “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar”.”
― Marsha Hinds

“One who is fed on promises feeds from an empty bowl.”
― Marsha Hinds, Snow, Thorns, Apples

“On Adventure - Adventure stories usually start by someone breaking the rules.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Religion - I compare the god of the Christian bible to a psychotic, jealous girlfriend. Who else but a crazy girlfriend would demand that a man mutilate his penis as a sign that he loves her? Who else but a crazy boyfriend would do it?!”
― Marsha Hinds

“There is no such thing as perfection, only improvement.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Adventure - Adventure is just another word for trouble.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Perseverance – Persistence is admirable. Stubbornness is stupid. Just remember: the latter two even begin with the same three letters.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Masculinity – If there are guys out there who subscribe to Rick Bayan’s outdated notion of masculinity, I hope they marry women who are ready, able, willing and eager to plant the horns on their heads.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Virtue - Goodness is its own reward. It has to be; nothing else rewards it.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Love - Men love women for their virtues. Women love men in spite of their flaws.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Fame – O Celebrities, do not be upset when people ask you for your autographs. Be upset when they stop.”
― Marsha Hinds

“It's the quiet ones you have to watch--that's because you can't hear us coming.”
― Marsha Hinds

“On Adventure – “Adventure” is the word we give life-threatening, perilous situations when we’re sitting by the fire afterwards recounting them to our friends, family and skeptical strangers.”
― Marsha Hinds

“Everyone is immortal...until they're not.”
― Marsha Hinds

“Even a man with boots on should avoid the wet.”
― Marsha Hinds