“If I'm walking on thin ice, I might as well dance my way across.”
Mercedes Lackey (1950) American novelist and short story writer
“If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance.”
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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Emil Zátopek (1922–2000) Czech Olympic long-distance runner
Attributed by Tom Knight, "Zatopek: 'human locomotive' who made Olympic history", Telegraph, 23 November 2000 (Telegraph Media Group) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/2993266/Athletics-Zatopek-human-locomotive-who-made-Olympic-history.html <br class="br">regarding his lack of finesse
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
That rubs off on guys a lot, too.
Sami Lepisto, interview in Harlan Goode (October 5, 2008) "The Capitals' star attraction: Ovechkin charms fans with energy, humbleness", The Washington Times, News World Communications. p. M08.
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Skates on the thinnest ice.”
Edward Lucie-Smith (1933) British art critic, writer and curator
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“If you're not working, you might as well be dead.”
T.C. Boyle (1948) American novelist and short story writer
Acts of God (1989)
“Jesus never walked on water, but he was always on thin ice.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
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