Quotes About Maintenance

And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things.

Growing up, I admired old cars. In Chicago, on the South Side, people didn't have the newest cars, but one thing I always noticed was that they took good care of their cars. It was a pride thing. Even if you had a funky Oldsmobile, you kept it clean. You changed the oil. You took a toothbrush to the rims.

Building takes passion and energy. Maintenance is awful. It's nothing but fatigue. Once you reach the top, maintaining that beast is awful.

I have three tank tops which I wrung terribly, fixed them many times. I had people rip them in the ring and swear at them, and I'd fix them.

As a model, my hair is torn apart by heat, hair tongs and backcombing.

An unpopular rule is never long maintained.

I wear things that kind of can look good for extended periods of time - fabrics that don't wrinkle, things that don't stain very easily.

The last time we raised the gas tax, which is how we built the interstate system, was 1993.

I haven't frequented a nail salon in a long time.

What fools indeed we morals are to lavish care upon a car, with never a bit of time to see about our own machinery!

Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before the hour.

Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing, Leave a house empty, it rots.

People tend to cherish and take care of the things they pay for and therefore own, countries included. The opposite is also true. When was the last time you changed the oil in a rental car?

For much of the year, you're just trying to maintain your fitness. It's not often you get a lot of time to really concentrate on improving it.

hair and crumbs and unidentifiable orts to be vacuumed

Someone's got to look after the devil himself, as long as he wears clothes and needs food and drink.

the Huragok worked to repair that AI in order to prop the city long up enough to escape.

Weeds are job security for the gardener.

He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn't reserve a plot for weeds.

We have to water, cultivate, and weed on a regular basis if we're going to enjoy the harvest. The difference between our own active involvement as gardeners and neglect is the difference between a beautiful garden and a weed patch

We have to water, cultivate, and weed on a regular basis if we're going to enjoy the harvest.

In our quest for short-term returns, or results, we often ruin a prized physical asset—a car, a computer, a washer or dryer, even our body or our environment. Keeping P and PC in balance makes a tremendous difference in the effective use of physical assets.

There is no code so big, twisted, or complex that maintenance can't make it worse.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. —John Adams