“Everything that can be invented has been invented”
Charles Holland Duell (1880-1920), the commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1898 to 1901, supposedly told President McKinley in 1899 that the office should be…
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“Everything that has made you an outsider in the dying culture has prepared you…”
"Everything that has made you an outsider in the dying culture has (now) prepared you as a leader for the new earth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'New…
“Everything we eat is processed sunshine”
"Everything we eat is processed sunshine" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch reported in 2001 that an organic farmer sold T-shirts…
“Everything woke turns to shit”
"Everything woke turns to shit" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Get woke, go broke” and “Go woke, go broke” are related sayings. Wikipedia: WokeWoke (/ˈwoʊk/…
“Everything you see on TV is a scripted performance with the purpose of shaping your world view…”
"Everything you see on TV is a scripted performance with the purpose of shaping your world view to benefit the powerful interests running the show" is a saying that has been printed on…
“Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti” (Italian actress Sophia Loren)
Italian actress and sex symbol Sophia Loren was profiled in Life magazine on August 11, 1961: "She eats everything in sight, washed down with red wine, and when teased about her appetite…
“Everything’s bigger in Texas”
"Everything's bigger in Texas" (sometimes ""Everything's bigger and better in Texas" or "They grow things bigger in Texas") reflects what was once…
“Everything’s chicken but the gravy”
"Everything's chicken but the gravy (and that's chicken gravy)" is an infrequently used saying that has been cited in print since at least 1945, when it was included in the…
“Everything’s funnier when you’re not allowed to laugh”
"Everything's funnier when you're not allowed to laugh" is a saying that's appropriate in many situations (such as government, business and schools) and that has been…
“Everywhere You Go” (Duane Reade)
"Everywhere You Go" is the jingle/motto of the Duane Reade drugstore chain. The company name was taken from the corner of Duane Street and Reade Street in lower Manhattan, with the first…
“Evil does not exist within a gun”
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, left 27 people dead and was a major national news story for weeks, prompting many people to push for gun…
“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid”
U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said in a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the Mayflower Hotel in Washington (DC) on March 20, 1981: "But from…
“Ew, 2020”
"Ew, 2020" has been printed on many images. The year 2020 was difficult for many people, primarily because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. "Ew, David" is a catchphrase…
“Ex-presidents are like Chinese vases—beautiful, valuable, and near-useless”
An antique Chinese vase is delicate and valuable, but it's too expensive to put flowers in it. Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said in 2007 that "ex-presidents are like antique…
“Exactly how long is a cotton picking minute?”
"Now wait just a cotton-picking minute!" means the same as "Now wait just one damned minute!" There is no exact measure of time. "Well, here I am. Hey, just a…
“Exceptions prove the rule—and wreck the budget”
A budget often comes with conditions or exceptions. "'Exceptions prove the rule' -- and wreck the family budget" was written by newspaper columnist Olin Miller in May 1963.…
“Excrement living on increment”
British writer and journalist Hugh Kingsmill (1889-1949) once described the old pensioners living at a seaside hotel as "excrement living on increment." The infrequently used expression…
“Excuse me, how do I get to a hospital quickly?”/“Just stand in the middle of the road for a while.”
A hospital joke is: Stranger: "Excuse me, how do I get to the hospital quickly?"Me: "Just stand in the middle of the road for a while." That is, the person standing in the…
“Excuses are like armpits. Everyone has them, and they all stink”
"Excuses are like armpits. Everyone has them, and they all stink" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "All excuses are like armpits: We all have them and they call…
“Excuses are the nails used to build the house of failure”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Awaken the Greatness Within (September 6, 2017)35 Motivational Quotes On ExcusesBy Asad Meah(...)25. “Excuses are the nails used to build the house of failure.” Jim Rohn