You're as good as the best thing you've ever done.
If something smells bad, why put your nose in it?
My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would pay to see my Aunt Minnie?
I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.
I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood.
Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.