“Cricket is an uncertain game”
"Cricket is an uncertain game" (or "Cricket is a game of uncertainty") is a popular cricket saying that dates to at least 1848. “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”…
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“Cricket is basically baseball on Valium”
"Cricket is basically baseball on Valium" is a line attributed to American comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014) at a performance at the London Palladium on December 5, 1987. Williams did…
“Crime does not pay…as well as politics”
"Crime does not pay...as well as politics" has been credited to Alfred E. Neuman, the fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad magazine. It's not known when this first appeared in Mad,…
“Crime in multi-story car parks is wrong on so many levels”
English writer and comedian Tim Vine was runner-up for the best joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with: “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.”…
“Crime in New York is really serious. The Statue of Liberty had both hands up”
Comedian Jay Leno said on NBC's The Tonight Show in September 1990: "That crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up."…
“Crime in New York is really serious. The Statue of Liberty had both hands up”
Comedian Jay Leno said on NBC's The Tonight Show in September 1990: "That crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up."…
“Crime wouldn’t pay if the government ran it”
"Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it" is a humorous line about the basic incompetence of government. The quotation -- once popular with graffiti writers -- has been cited in…
“Crimes conceived in hell don’t have angels as witnesses”
"Crimes conceived in hell don't have angels as witnesses" is a saying often used in criminal law. To prosecute criminals, district attorneys often have to use witnesses who are…
“Criminal Law: See bad people at their best; Family Law: See good people at their worst”
Criminal lawyers and family lawyers have a popular saying: "Criminal lawyers see bad people at their best, and divorce lawyers see good people at their worst." It's not known who…
“Criminalized Onions” (“caramelized” mistake)
"Caramelized onions" are sometimes mistakenly described as "criminalized onions." "Santi just called caramelized onions "criminalized onions" #ShitSantiSays"…
“Criminals obey ‘gun control’ laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow their oath of office”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow their oaths of office”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians keep promises”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians obey their oath of offfice”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians obey their oaths of office”
"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…
“Criticism for one politician isn’t an endorsement for another”
Criticizing a Democrat is not an endorsement of a Republican and criticizing a Republican is not an endorsement of a Democrat. "Criticism for one politician isn't an endorsement for…
“Critics are like eunuchs in a harem”
Irish poet and playwright Brendan Behan (1923-1964) is often credited for saying, "Critics are like eunuchs in a harem: they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but…
“Critics are the stupid who discuss the wise”
Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) wrote in the essay "What Is Art?" (1897; English translation 1898): "A friend of mine, speaking of the relation of critics to artists, half…
“Croissants are just biscuits that studied abroad”
Mark Twain wrote "cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education" in The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894). "Croissants are just biscuits that studied…