Fred Gardiner - Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes

Gardiner was well-practiced as a speech-maker for the Conservatives, in his summations as a lawyer, and in Metro Toronto business. He often expressed his beliefs in turns of phrases:

• "I don't care if I win or lose. But I'll win"
• "The only symphony I understand is the one played on a cash register"
• "You'll never leave footprints in the sands of time if you sit in your cabana on the beach"
• "Nobody has ever borrowed their way to prosperity"
• "A mathematical phenomenon exists in our suburbs - multiplication by sub-division"
• "Toronto has shrunk at the core and burst at the seams"
• "It's not too much of a tempest and not much of a teapot"
• "Smile and the world smiles with you; tax and you tax alone"
• "An ability to shoot golf in the low 60s is an indication of at least a partially misspent life"