It takes all sorts (to make the world go round) <o:p></o:p>

I overheard this expression yesterday while I was out and about in Birmingham.  Normally, people just say “it takes all sorts”, and the rest is implied.  Here is an example: <o:p></o:p>

“I read in the newspaper today that a man won an award for living as a goat with other goats for a year, and even used two artificial legs.  (sigh) I suppose it takes all sorts.”<o:p></o:p>

My story about the goat-man is true by the way.  He was British, but I am not sure if this achievement is something we should be proud of!<o:p></o:p>

Anyway, the meaning is this: we may think that some people are crazy, but even the crazy people have their place in the world; we should accept this, even if we are reluctant.

Can you give us your own short stories which finish with, “It takes all sorts”?

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Do you know of any common expressions with this structure: “It takes + noun + to + base infinitive”?<o:p></o:p>

[The original phrase seems to be “it takes all sorts to make a world”, according to Oxford and Cambridge, although I must confess I have never heard this.
Cambridge and other sources indicate that the US equivalent expression is: “It takes all kinds.”  “kind” and “sort” are synonyms.]

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/it-takes-all-sorts-to-make-a-world<o:p></o:p>;