The following are some favorite quotes, along with their Almost-World counterparts.
The Beatles: All you need is love.
John Dalston: Almost-all you need is like.
The Beatles: Give peace a chance.
John Dalston (if peace doesn't work): Give "almost-war" a chance.
John Lennon (In the movie A Hard Day's Night): Can you turn into black and white the situation somewhat?
John Dalston: Sometimes you need to be more specific, clear, and complete in what you say.
Saying: Been there, done that, bought the shirt.
John Dalston: Almost-travelled there when I saw it on television for a few minutes real quick, did not actually do that difficult thing myself (but I saw how it was done), and I saved a bit not having bought some shirt that nobody would seriously dare wear in public.
Shakespeare: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
John Dalston: Some are born mediocre, some just don't try hard enough or never get "a break," and some are held down by circumstances.
Shakespeare: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
John Dalston: Almost-parting is to do this: walk to the door and continue to talk, then stay and have another beer.
Shakespeare: To be, or not to be: that is the question.
John Dalston: Everyone is almost whoever they become next.
Shakespeare: There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
John Dalston: That's part of it. But also, nothing is all good, or all bad, even for just the person doing the thinking. And then, each good part is not all good.
Sandy's Theorem: Keep it complicated, stupid.
John Dalston: Don't keep it so complicated that you yourself can't figure it out, smart-ass.
Sandy's Corollary: If you can't remember it, forget about it.
John Dalston: If you can't remember it exactly, you probably still need to remember the gist of it.
Cops: Assume the position.
John Dalston: Assume the almost-position (stay on the fence, even if you're leaning to one side a bit).
Saying: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
John Dalston: Vegas is not exactly leakproof.
An almost-shirt or almost-mug may be available with your almost-favorite saying on it. See the Almost-World almost-store.
