“A politician who’s poor is a poor politician”
"A politician who is poor is a poor politician" ("Un político pobre es un pobre político") was the well-known political aphorism of Carlos Hank González (1927-2001), a…
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“A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything, except office”
"A politician will find an excuse to get out of anything, except office" is a popular remark about politics. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1926. 14 July 1926, San…
“A politician would attend the opening of an envelope”
Manhattan-born actress Sylvia Miles got a reputation for appearing at many New York City openings and parties. American puppeteer Wayland Flowers joked about Miles, "She'd go to the…
“A politician’s back-slapping and hand-shaking is spoiled by leg-pulling”
"People don't mind a politician's hand-shaking and back-slapping, so much as his leg-pulling" was cited in several American newspapers in May 1935. Authorship is unknown. Hal…
“A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy”
"A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy" (or "We go together like biscuits and gravy") has been printed on many images. Biscuits and gravy…
“A positive attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier”
"A positive attitude is contagious, but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "A healthy attitude is…
“A potato kugel is just a deep dish latke”
Potato kugel and potato latkes are two items of Jewish cuisine that have been compared to each other. "Kugel is like one big potato latke, just baked" was posted on Twitter by Tara Austen…
“A potato walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A potato version is: "A potato walks into a bar and all eyes were on him!" The…
“A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An anti-joke version is: "A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. Legally,…
“A priest, a minister and a rabbit walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Religious versions are: “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender…
“A priest, a minister and a rabbit walk into a blood bank…” (bar joke parody)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Religious versions are: “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender…
“A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular joke on the joke is: "A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The…
“A priest, a rabbit and a minister walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Religious versions are: “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender…
“A principle isn’t a principle until it costs you money”
William "Bill" Bernbach (1911-1982), one of the founders of the advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), created many legendary ad campaigns. However, after the U.S. Surgeon General…
“A prisoner walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A prisoner version is: "A prisoner walks into a bar." The joke is that the…
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best”
"A problem is a chance for you to do your best" is a saying that has been credited (since at least 1984) to American composer and bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974). The attribution…
“A problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk”
"The problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk" is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted…
“A problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk”
"The problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk" is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted…
“A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep”
"A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep" is a jocular quotation that has been attributed to the poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973) since at least 1940. The quotation has…
“A professor must have a theory, as a dog must have fleas”
Newspaper columnist and author H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) disliked The New Criticism: A Lecture Delivered at Columbia University, March 9, 1910 (1911) by Joel Elias Spingarn (1876-1939). Mencken…