“Some men acheive insignificance. Others have insignificance thrust upon them.”

“Torture numbers and they will confess to anything”

“Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.”

“Some men are great, and some men have greatness thrust upon them. Isn't that so Jim?”

“Some men are born sodomites, some achieve sodomy, and some have sodomy thrust upon them...”

“Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.”

“Some breakfast food manufacturer hit upon the simple notion of emptying out the leavings of carthorse nose bags, adding a few other things like unconsumed portions of chicken layer's mash, and the sweepings of racing stables, packing the mixture in little bags and selling them in health food shops.”