Quote #87

Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. And those who can't teach, go into administration.

More from Lois McMaster Bujold

  1. There is a very ancient rule of thumb that states, people tend to get promoted to the level of their incompetence.
  2. God's not here. Somebody's got to fill in.
  3. There are always survivors at a massacre. Among the victors, if nowhere else.
  4. Just because we're adults doesn't automatically mean we can save you...
  5. Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.
  6. If you ever have to make a choice between learning and inspiration, choose learning. It works more of the time.
  7. I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.
  8. It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes.

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