“To be disillusioned, one first must be illusioned”
"To become disillusioned you must earlier have been illusioned," wrote Paul Fussell in 1982. Fussell was referring to childhood and growing up. Voters often become disillusioned with a…
"To become disillusioned you must earlier have been illusioned," wrote Paul Fussell in 1982. Fussell was referring to childhood and growing up. Voters often become disillusioned with a…
The expression "to be fair" means to speak or act honestly. It usually doesn't mean "to be of a fair complexion," but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit --…
"To be hated for loving freedom has been the weirdest experience of my life" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "To be hated for loving freedom has been the…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic increased use of Lysol (a brand name of cleaning and disinfecting products). "To be honest.. I’ve wanted to spray a lot of people with Lysol before this…
"To be Irish is to know that, in the end, the world will break your heart" is a paraphrase of a 1963 remark by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003), then Assistant Secretary of Labor. U.S.…
"To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Quote: 'To be old and wise you must first be young and…
"My daughter wants to be something scary for Halloween this year so I’m making her walk up to each house carrying a school fundraising packet" is a jocular line that was posted on…
Fishermen often find that the fish were biting -- yesterday. "'You Ought to Have Been Here Yesterday' is the Fisherman's Advice" was printed in the Buffalo (NY) Commercial…
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart" is a popular business quotation credited to Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (1874-1956), an IBM…
"To be the best, you have to play (against) the best" (or, "You have to play the best, to be the best") is an old sports maxim. Some sports leagues offer stronger competition…
The American poet Edward Estlin (E. E.) Cummings (1894-1962) wrote in "A Poet's Advice" (1958): "To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day,…
"To beer or not to beer, that's a stupid question -- Shakesbeer(e)" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The pun is on the famous "To be, or not to be"…
"To be or not to be" is the famous opening phrase of Prince Hamlet's soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. "To brie or not to brie" is a jocular cheese…
"To clarify: Teachers are not 'off for the summer,' they are 'in recovery'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "To clarify: Teachers are…
"To clarify: Teachers are not 'off for the summer,' they are 'in recovery'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "To clarify: Teachers are…
"To conquer a nation, first diarm its citizens" was credited to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) in 1933 (when he became chancellor of Germany) as cited on Twitter on June 15, 2012. There is no…
"To die for" means something that is so desirable that it is worth the ultimate sacrifice; the saying is usually made in jest. A new car or a foreign vacation or a house might be "to…
"To do a great and important work, two things are necessary — a definite plan, and not quite enough time" is a jocular statement about accomplishing goals. "Not quite enough…
Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Many jokes have Gandalf as a teacher, shouting his famous line. "COLLEGE JOKE | I went to LOTR…
"To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. American entrepreneur and author Tim Ferriss said in his book, The…