„If you do not want it to rain, always carry an umbrella.“

„When it rains, you put up an umbrella. That is the secret of success in business and management.“

—  Matsushita Konosuke Japanese businessman 1894 - 1989

Kōnosuke Matsushita. Not for Bread Alone: A Business Ethos, a Management Ethic, 1984. p. 111

„Who needs an umbrella in the rain?" she said, and stepped into the car.“

—  Ellen Schreiber American writer 1967

Source: Royal Blood

„A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.“

—  Robert Frost American poet 1874 - 1963

„Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain.“

—  George Carlin American stand-up comedian 1937 - 2008

„Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.“

—  Sherman Alexie Native American author and filmmaker 1966

„Armed? Well, yes; I am. I have a dressing bag, a portfolio and an umbrella. I don't believe I could do much damage with these. Do I look like a Carrie Nation to you?“

—  Fern Hobbs American lawyer 1883 - 1964

Source: Terry, John. Oregon’s Trails: Spotlight was not intoxicating for envoy who downed saloons. The Oregonian, January 9, 2005.

„Do you hear the rain? Do you hear the rain?“

—  Jessica Dubroff American child pilot trainee 1988 - 1996

http://www.skygod.com/quotes/lastwords.html

„Times change so quickly that if you and I don't keep up with the times, we'll find ourselves with an umbrella in our hand, over our head, when the sun is out. Or we'll find ourselves standing in the rain, with the umbrella inside the door.“

—  Malcolm X American human rights activist 1925 - 1965

„Just the way it never rains when you have an umbrella, you'll never run into people if you look fantastic. But go outside in pajamas, and you'll run into every ex you have.“

—  Tim Gunn American actor and fashion consultant 1953

Source: Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

„Paying attention to the CPI and the others is like leaving your house on a rainy day without carrying an umbrella because a government weather report told you it was sunny.“

—  Peter D. Schiff American entrepreneur, economist and author 1963

Quotes from Crash Proof (2006)

„My dad hates umbrellas,” said Deeba, swinging her own. “When it rains he always says the same thing. ‘I do not believe the presence of moisture in the air is sufficient reason to overturn society’s usual sensible taboo against wielding spiked clubs at eye level.’“

—  China Miéville, book Un Lun Dun

Source: Un Lun Dun (2007), Chapter 3, “The Visiting Smoke” (p. 11)

„An ideal objectivist society with a limited government is superior to an anarcho-capitalist society in precisely the same way that an ideal socialist society is superior to a capitalist society. Socialism does better with perfect people than anarcho-capitalism with imperfect. And it is better to wear a bikini with the sun shining than a raincoat when it is raining. That is no argument against carrying an umbrella.“

—  David D. Friedman, book The Machinery of Freedom

Source: The Machinery of Freedom, 1973, p.134

„Living Memory
I carry you with me into the world,
into the smell of rain
& the words that dance between people
& for me, it will always be this way,
walking in the light,
remembering being alive together“

—  Brian Andreas American artist 1956

„If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.“

—  Dolly Parton American singer-songwriter and actress 1946

Variant: The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!

„If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain.“

—  Paulo Coelho, book Aleph

Source: Aleph

„It never rains when you want it to
You humble me, Lord“

—  Norah Jones American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist 1979

"Humble Me", Feels Like Home (2004)
Song lyrics

„If you have faith in that one treasure which is God, His truth, and the wealth of His grace, if you assume His good qualities and His actions, God will always be with you. Whether you feel happy or sad, in sickness or in health, in sunshine or in rain, His wealth will always be yours and will always give you peace, happiness, and comfort any time you need it. This is the only thing which can protect you and take care of you. Nothing else is of any use. You must, therefore, have faith in God, the One Treasure, who is always with you, who always takes care of you. He is your shade in the heat of the sun. He is an umbrella in the rain and the happiness in your sorrow. He is always there to help you in any situation.“

—  Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Sri Lankan Sufi leader 1900 - 1986

„It was raining in the small, mountainous country of Llamedos. It was always raining in Llamedos. Rain was the country's main export. It had rain mines.“

—  Terry Pratchett, book Soul Music

Source: Soul Music

„Isabelle was holding an umbrella. It was clear plastic, decorated with decals of colorful flowers. It was one of the girliest things Simon had ever seen, and he didn’t blame Alec for ducking out from under it and taking his chances with the rain.“

—  Cassandra Clare, The City of Lost Souls

Source: City of Lost Souls