“It is easier to start a war than to end it”
"It is easier to start a war than to end it" is usually credited to Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014). He wrote in his book, One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967):…
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“It is harder for a poor man to enter the United States Senate than for a rich man to enter Heaven”
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides for the popular election of each state's senators. Prior to the amendment (from 1913), the state legislatures chose United…
“It is high! It is far! It is gone!” (baseball home run call)
American sportscaster John Sterling began as New York Yankees play-by-play announcer in 1989. Sterling developed a catchphrase home run call (that he also attempted to trademark): "It is…
“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: George WashingtonGeorge Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731]– December 14, 1799) served as the first President of the United States from…
“It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow”
"It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" is a popular automotive adage. It's more exciting to see a car overachieve (a slow car going fast) than it is to see…
“It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission”
"Always remember that it's much easier to apologize than to get permission," said Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992) in December 1982. "It's easier to ask forgiveness…
“It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking”
"It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author, activist, and…
“It is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side”
"They say there are two sides to everything. But there is only one side to the stock market; and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side" appears in the book…
“It is now safe to shut down your government”
"It is now safe to shut down your government" (a joke on "It is now safe to turn off your computer") is a jocular saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted…
“It is only after a man gets rich that he discovers how many poor relatives he has”
People are attracted to wealth -- especially a rich person's relatives. "A man never knows how many relatives he has until he becomes successful in life" was cited in Mr. Punch, His…
“It is Sunday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it”
"It's Saturday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it" is a jocular Saturday saying that has been printed on many images. "It's saturday...I plan on doing nothing and…
“It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government”
"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government" (or "The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government") is a quote that has…
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority”
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is sometimes credited with the saying: "It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority." Franklin never said it. The quotation appears…
“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press”
"It is the soldier" is the start of several lines that are frequently recited on Memorial Day. The authorship is disputed. A letter to the St, Petersburg (FL) Times in 1991 by Paul G.…
“It is time for many people to be arrested suddenly”
"It is time for many people to be arrested suddenly" (or "It's time for many people to be arrested suddenly") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19…
“It is wiser to choose what you say than to say what you choose”
"It is wiser to choose what you say than to say what you choose" is a common saying, meaning that one should think before speaking. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1968…
“It isn’t black vs white. It isn’t left vs right. It isn’t red vs blue. It’s State vs you”
"It's not red versus blue. It's the state versus you" (or "It's not red vs. blue. It's the state vs. you") is an anti-government saying. The saying means…
“It isn’t sex that wrecks these players, it’s staying up all night looking for it”
New York Yankees and New York Mets baseball manager Casey Stengel (1890-1975) was supposedly asked by a reporter if he allowed his players to have sex before a ball game, responding: "It…
“It isn’t that I’m not a people person. It’s just that I’m not a stupid people person”
"It isn't that I'm not a people person. It's just that I'm not a stupid people person" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Its not…
“It isn’t the holly, it isn’t the snow. It isn’t the tree nor the firelight’s glow” (Christmas poem)
American poet Angela Morgan (1875-1957) published the poem "The Christmas Miracle" in Collier's for Christmas (a weekly magazine based in New York City) on December 14, 1912. Part of…