To the extent a man can control chaos, he should put his testicles on the line and do so, but when a man can't, he should just step aside, or someone in the lineup behind him is gonna bite his ass.

Allan Dare Pearce
About This Quote

"If you can't fix it, get new underwear" is a phrase that demonstrates the attitude that the individual who utters this phrase is trying to convey. "Chaos" is another word for underwear in this context. This means that if you can't control something, there's no need to bother with it in the first place.The speaker of this quote believes that people should not be overly concerned with small problems or "chaos" in their lives because they are not worth the effort. Instead, they are better off accepting what is happening and moving on to more important issues in life, such as love, family, money, etc.

Source: Paris In April

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