Sherlock Holmes

"A man may have his private convictions and yet know the game is up"

"I have amused myself by marking out the history of every fresh advance which you have made"

"Exactly what I expected"

"Data! Data! Data! I can't make bricks without clay."

"When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"I have nothing to do today except to avoid ennui."

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

"I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoes."

"My dear Watson, you have done yourself no injustice in the matter."

"It is of the highest importance that you should do exactly as I have done."

"The truth is, I am a rather lazy man."

"To a great mind, nothing is little."

"I have the advantage of knowing your habits, my dear Watson."

"You have shown me a new path, Watson."

"Crime is common. Logic is rare."

"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data."

"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is quite clear."

"Data, data, data! I can't make bricks without clay."

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

"I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix."

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius."

"I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty."

"Crime is common. Logic is rare."

"You know my methods. Apply them."

"Elementary, my dear fellow."

"I have nothing to do today except to avoid boredom."

"The game is afoot!"

"London is a cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained."

"I have trained myself to notice what others overlook."

"To a great mind, nothing is little."