Magliozzi Quotes

#1. The body consists of three parts: the brainium, the borax and the abominable cavity. The brainium contains the brain. The borax contains the heart and lungs and the abominable cavity contains the bowels of which there are five: a, e, i, o, u.

Tom Magliozzi

#2. I love every-day senses, every-day wit and entertainment; a man who is only good on holidays, is good for very little.

Lord Chesterfield

#3. It's what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create and along the way discover what it is that I'm about.

Ben Stiller

#4. Hello and welcome to this collection of calls put together specifically to embarrass the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Now you'll hear us tackle the very pillars of science: physics, chemistry, fluid dynamics and, of course, cream rinse.

Tom Magliozzi

#5. Kids: get away from the cell phones, get away from the computers, and mail someone a fish before it's too late.

Tom Magliozzi

#6. How do you keep a mattress on the roof of your car from flying?"
"Yeah, well, I don't know how many people know it, but a lot of people have learned that putting your arm up there to hold the mattress is not going to work.

Tom Magliozzi

#7. Knowledge comes from personal experience of truth and awareness, not from conversation.

Frederick Lenz

#8. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Quentin Crisp

#9. The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.

Claire Forlani

#10. Go past the insecurity. Go past the little voice that says doing that thing will hurt you. Instead let the pain flow through you, and just hold on. At that very point, you will find yourself invincible.

Rishank Jhavar

#11. We love because we love.

Honore De Balzac

#12. Do it while you're young. You may never have another chance to do anything this stupid again!

Tom Magliozzi

#13. Being honest about being bullied in school and my bipolar was not so much of a 'do I or don't I?'; it was waiting for the right time. Even before I knew what making a mark on the world meant, I knew I wanted to make a difference.

Ruby Rose

#14. It turns out that we're not the only ones who go out on a scientific limb as we discuss or attempt to discuss cars, car repairs and scientific education in America today.

Tom Magliozzi