#mince

They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon. ↗

— Edward Lear

#danced #dined #edge #hand #light

The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done. ↗

— Edward Young

#done #dream #future #long #me

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#mince #throat #words #you

I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#am #angry #become #care #i

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back. ↗

— Rand Paul

#clear #come #does #government #i

For me it came from the material. It was so well written and brought the opportunity to work with great actors. And of course the opportunity to 'mince about' was an added element that I wanted to take advantage of! ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#added #advantage #brought #came #course

Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well. ↗

— Ian St. John

#got #him #his #humour #i

I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree. ↗

— Shannon Lucid

#about #back #degree #desperate #far