Quote by Mitch Hedberg

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

Summary

This humorous quote highlights the importance of taking action and putting effort into achieving desired outcomes. The phrase implies that simply pretending or merely wishing for something to happen is not enough to attain success. In this context, not "pretending" to water fake plants leads to their "death," symbolizing how neglecting to take necessary steps or putting in genuine effort can result in failure or disappointment in real-life situations. It serves as a playful reminder that genuine effort and commitment are crucial for achieving goals.

Topics

Funny

By Mitch Hedberg

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to anothe

I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.

Love Perfect Chemistry Brittany

Today I saw a red and yellow sunset and thought, how insigni

Today I saw a red and yellow sunset and thought, how insignificant I am! Of course, I thought that yesterday too, and it rained.

Sunset

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I und

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

Rosalind Wiseman

Positive

I believe every child has the right to a mother and a father

I believe every child has the right to a mother and a father. Men and women are not the same. That's not to say they're not entitled to equal rights, but they are not the same.

Women

As I see it, life is an effort to grip before they slip thro

As I see it, life is an effort to grip before they slip through one's fingers and slide into oblivion, the startling, the ghastly or the blindingly exquisite fish of the imagination before they whip away on the endless current and are lost for ever in oblivion's black ocean.

Life Imagination Fish

The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing alm

The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.

Future

Plus d'un qui n'a pu liberer ses propres chaines a su pourta

Plus d'un qui n'a pu liberer ses propres chaines a su pourtant en liberer son ami.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosophy

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

John Charles Polanyi

Knowledge

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

Change

My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestr

My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestra for people like us who are pretty hopeless musicians who would like to play in an orchestra. It has been a great success. We give performances we've become the most famous bad orchestra in the world.

Alexander McCall Smith

Famous

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.

Albert Einstein

Principles

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficul

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.

Joseph De Maistre

Problems