You've buttered your bread, now sleep in it.
It's foolish to bet on a horse without talking to him first. I know it seems silly to ask a horse who's going to win a race - but it's no sillier than asking anyone else.
I'm the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.
My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old.
Some people are amazed at my brain, but really it's nothing.
Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.