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{{Apprentice Editor|align=right}}One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.Originated in French (on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs) as early as the 1740s and made its way from there into English. (According to Mike Vuolo, [http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2013/12/30/english_idioms_it_may_be_true_that_you_can_t_make_an_omelet_without_breaking.html Slate.com]) This idomatic expression, meaning it is difficult to achieve something important without causing any unpleasant side-effects, has been my lifelong mantra.

And, as one can see in the edit history of this page... even uttering the phrase in a mock Brooklyn accent on Wikipedia may [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:AppleBsTime&diff=515463172&oldid=515462900 get you] a "speedy deletion warning"!