"All bastards are bastards, but some bastards is
bastards!" A common humorous
australian expression. To understand it, understand that in australia, the casual use of the word
bastard is just an informal way to say
person, but to explicitly label someone a bastard, rather than merely refer to them as such, is far more offensive than calling them a
cunt. The other meaning of
bastard is that someone is
cunning. You could say "All people are cunning, but some are cunts!", but upon reading it, you'll understand why we invented a far more
beautiful way of saying it.