#phrase

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ego must be in want of a woman to cut him down to size ↗

— Melissa Nathan

#melissa-nathan #paraphrased #pride-and-prejudice #humor

Life is like a box of Hand grenades,You never know what will blow you to kingdom come ↗

— Mario Puzo

#paraphrased #simile #life

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. ↗

— Seth Grahame-Smith

#zombies #brain

I believe I am in Hell, therefore I am. ↗

— Arthur Rimbaud

#hell #paraphrased #perception #perception

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war. ↗

— Steve Allen

#god #him #holy #must #phrase

Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life. ↗

— Maeve Binchy

#always #any #fancy #life #phrases

The really explicit phrase is doors of perception. ↗

— Marianne Faithfull

#explicit #perception #phrase #really

I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it's especially egregious when citizens like me, who point out abuses in their country, are referred to as 'do-gooders.' This is how a phrase that can be used to stop an argument dead becomes part of common usage. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#becomes #citizens #common #country #dead

The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society. ↗

— Roy Jenkins

#become #been #better #civilised #dirty

In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#block #implies #opposition #phrase #same