Herring Quotes

Herring Quote of the day

No contact with savage Indian tribes has ever daunted me more than the morning I spent with an old lady swathed in woolies who compared herself to a rotten herring encased in a block of ice.

What's green, hangs on a wall and whistles? [A Herring]

A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring.

If you want to catch trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.

A kind word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats.

[Bertholt] Brecht looked very thin, like a herring with very sensitive hands.

She is nether fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Damn'd neuters, in their middle way of steering, Are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring.

The moon shone like herrings in the water.

Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.

Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.

Pure herring oil is the port wine of English cats

Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl.

You can never really tell, it's kind of a red herring until you see the project I think. You just know if you like working with someone or not, and he does have a real sweetness about him, I think.

I'm kind of like a combination of a red herring and a fake-out.

Any great movie in the old days has a red herring. Hitchcock was so good at that.

Faith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse.

Yes sir, the fish was left in place of the crystal ball. It's been bagged and tagged for analysis.”Great. Now we have another red herring on our hands.