“To feel ‘fit as a fiddle,’ you must tone down your middle”
"To feel 'fit as a fiddle,' you must tone down your middle" is a saying that has appeared on many lists of dieting and exercise quotations (where it is usually credited to…
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“To finish first, first you must finish” (auto racing adage)
"To finish first, first you must finish" is a popular saying in auto racing. Everyone wants to finish first, but speed is not important if the car can't endure the race course and…
“To get along, go along” (Sam Rayburn)
Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) was a Texas Congressman who was a longtime and effective Speaker of the House. "To get along, go along" (also sometimes phrased "go along to get along")…
“To get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays… Put it in an Amazon box and leave it on the porch”
"Need to get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays? Put it in Amazon boxes and leave it on your front porch" is a jocular saying that has been printed on may images. That is, people…
“To get to the time machine.”/“Why did the chicken cross the road?”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A time machine version was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 5,…
“To give the news impartially, without fear or favor” (New York Times)
The New York Times was purchased by Adolph Ochs (1858-1935) in 1896. On August 18, 1896, Ochs wrote: "It will be my earnest aim that The New-York Times give the news, all the news, in concise…
“To go forward, put it in D; to go backward, put it in R” (D=drive, Democrat; R=reverse, Republican)
“All you ever needed to know about this election, you’ve learned from driving. If you want to go backward, you put it in R. But if you want to go forward, you put it in D," said Iowan Tom…
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart”
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart" is sometimes credited to Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), but there is no evidence to indicate that she has anything to…
“To have and to hold and to keep your beer cold” (koozie saying)
"To have and to hold and to keep your beer/drink cold" is a saying that has been printed on many images, such as koozies. The saying is a jocular take on marriage vows, and has been…
“To have and to hold and to keep your drink cold” (koozie saying)
"To have and to hold and to keep your beer/drink cold" is a saying that has been printed on many images, such as koozies. The saying is a jocular take on marriage vows, and has been…
“To have your head in the sand, you have to first be on your knees”
David Icke, an author of "New Age conspiracism," was on the Alex Jones Infowars radio show on October 24, 2010, repeating a favorite phrase: "To have your head in the sand, you have…
“To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!”
"To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!" was supposedly said by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), who tried to settle the coal strike of 1902 in any way he could. Early…
“To Insure Promptness” (“tip” false etymology)
"Tip" (and "tips") is often said (incorrectly) to be an acronym of: . To Insure Promptness.. To Insure Performance.. To Improve Performance.. To Insure Prompt Service.. To…
“To kill a French vampire, you need to drive a baguette through its heart. It’s painstaking”
"To kill a French Vampire, you need to drive a baguette through its heart. Sounds easy but the process is painstaking" was posted on Twitter by @CatstreyDave on January 1, 2020. The…
“To know and not to do is not to know”
"To know and not to do is not to know" has been credited to Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming (1472-1529). The phrase appears cited with frequency in English from 1977, and has been a…
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” (Voltaire?)
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. -- Voltaire" suddenly became the subject of "Quote of the Day" on several websites in 2012, even…
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often”
John Henry Newman (1801-1890), also known as Cardinal Newman, wrote in An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845): "In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“To make me happy: Make me coffee, bring me coffee, be coffee….coffee”
A coffee expression was posted on Twitter on March 24, 2014: Ways to win my heart: 1. Buy me coffee.2. Make me coffee.3. Be coffee. A slightly different coffee expression was posted on Twitter on…