A plumber is an adventurer who traces leaky pipes to their source.
Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.
Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.
If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
In Cleveland there is legislation moving forward to ban people from wearing pants that fit too low. However, there is lots of opposition from the plumber' union.
If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.
An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
It's still about the women. It's not called Desperate Plumber. People are more interested in cat fights.
I never planned on being a plumber.
Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
There are two kinds of truth; the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Without art science would be as useless as a pair of high forceps in the hands of a plumber. Without science art would become a crude mess of folklore and emotional quackery.
An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.
I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender.
I wanted to be a plumber.
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
I've always argued that it is just as desirable, just as possible, to have philosopher plumbers as philosopher kings.
If I could do it all again, I'd be a plumber.
There's lots of different feminist groups. It's not as straightforward as just looking like a plumber.
I come from a blue collar family, but my personal life isn't. I didn't get the gene that my grandfather had in spades. He was a local hero. Built the church that I went to. Built the house I grew up in. Steamfitter, pipefitter, electrician, mechanic and plumber. I wanted to do those things. But it just didn't come easy.
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