“There are no small parts, only small actors” (theatre adage)
"There are no small parts, (there are) only small actors" is usually credited to theater director Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938) of the Moscow Art Theatre. English citations of the…
"There are no small parts, (there are) only small actors" is usually credited to theater director Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938) of the Moscow Art Theatre. English citations of the…
Going "the extra mile" is business means not cutting corners to save money or time, but giving extra service to a customer to provide satisfaction. "The 'extra mile' will…
"There are no votes in foreign aid" is an old political adage. Politicians gain votes bringing money back to their districts -- not by sending money out of the country. "There are no…
Mae West (1893-1980) was known for her risqué behavior. "There are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin," West told a television interviewer in 1959. West used the line again in her…
"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots" is an old aviation adage. Harry Copland (1896-1976), who first flew in an airplane in 1911, made the…
"There are old traders around and there are bold traders around, but there are no old, bold traders around" has been attributed to Bob Dinda, some time in the 1980s. The Wall Street maxim…
American actress Goldie Hawn said as the character "Elise" in the film The First Wives Club (1996): "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and…
"There are only three lawyer jokes -- the rest are true stories" is one of the most popular of lawyer jokes. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992 and is of unknown…
"There are only two absolutes in life: friends and vodka. And the best times usually involve both" is a vodka saying that has been printed on several images. ”As one of my friends says,…
Basketball is not a complicated game. "There are only two great plays -- South Pacific and put the ball in the basket" is a famous quote. The musical South Pacific opened on Broadway and…
"Ice cream soup" is melted ice cream. There's not much of a recipe. "Does anyone have a recipe for ice cream soup?" was posted on Twitter by Sabeana on November 22, 2010.…
"There are only two kinds of music -- good (music) and bad (music)" is a saying associated with Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) -- two composers who died in New…
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (1944-2020) was committed to winning. The New York (NY) Times quoted him on April 6, 1971: "There are only two places in this league: first place and no…
A "drop pass" in ice hockey is when a player passes the puck directly behind him to a teammate. Many believe that it's a very dangerous pass. "There are only two places you…
Texans love football. The saying goes that there are only two sports in Texas -- football and spring football (practice). University of Texas sports information director Jones Ramsey (1921-2004)…
"There are over 4 million workplace injuries reported every year. Play it safe -- call in sick tomorrow" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was…
"Apple juice" usually doesn't state -- at least in the product name -- what apples were used. "There are like thousands of different kinds of apples, but only one apple juice.…
A drinking rhyme was printed in The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) on March 18, 1916: "I know many reasons for drinking,And one has just entered my head -- If a man can't drink…
"There are so many scams on the Internet now-a-days. Send me $19.95 and I will tell you how to avoid them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There’s no…
"There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them" has been credited to George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) since at least…