“I think you should cut and cut cleanly. The time has come.”
Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989) former President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, in telephone conversation with Marcos just before his downfall, March 1986
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“Isn't it funny
How a bear likes honey?
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
I wonder why he does?”
A.A. Milne book Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
“Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They jest can't buzz any slower.”
Kin Hubbard (1868–1930) cartoonist
As quoted in Reading I've Liked : A Personal Selection Drawn from Two Decades of Reading (1941) by Clifton Fadiman, p. 827.
Variants:
A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
As quoted in The Modern Handbook of Humor (1967) by Ralph Louis Woods, p. 17
The bee isn't really that busy — it just can't buzz any slower.
As quoted in Peter's People (1979) by Laurence J. Peter, p. 29.
Source: Bellwether (1996), Chapter 3 “Tributaries”, Section 3 (p. 119)
“Rochester: I think I cut you.”
Jack Benny (1894–1974) comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor
The Jack Benny Program (Radio: 1932-1955), The Jack Benny Program (Television: 1950-1965)
Diane Abbott (1953) British Labour Party politician
Cuts could damage race relations, warns Diane Abbott https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11295557 BBC News (14 September 2010) <br class="br">2010s, 2010
