“An archaeologist is just a grave robber with a degree”
Archaeologists (and some anthropologists) examine graves. "Archaeologists are just grave robbers with a degree" is a saying that some people say of the profession. "I have always…
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“An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject”
"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject" is a pro-gun slogan of unknown authorship. "An Armed Man is a Citizen, an Unarmed Man is a Subject" was a signature line…
“An armed man is a free man. An unarmed man is a slave”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man is a free man. An unarmed man is a subject”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man is a free man”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man ran into a real estate agency and shouted, ‘Nobody move!’”
A bank robber might say, "Nobody move!" A real estate office, however, depends on people moving (from their homes). "'Okay, nobody move!' - the world's worst real…
“An armed society is a polite society”
Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) wrote in Beyond This Horizon (1942 in Astounding Science-Fiction and 1948 in book form): "Well, in the first place an armed society is a…
“An army is like spaghetti—you can pull it, but not push it”
George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945), a United States Army general who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, believed in leading his…
“An aspect of democracy is the belief that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything”
Not everyone has an opinion on everything. However, in a democratic society, it's sometimes assumed that everyone does have an opinion on everything. "[Discussion] What's up with…
“An atheist is a man who buys a ticket to the Notre Dame-SMU game and doesn’t care who wins”
SMU and Notre Dame both had great football teams in the 1950s, and both are Christian-based universities. A famous quip became: "An atheist is a man who buys a ticket to the Notre Dame-SMU…
“An athlete dies twice” (sports proverb)
"An athlete dies twice" is a popular sports adage; the first "death" is the end of a playing career. The saying has been credited to Roger Kahn, who wrote in The Boys of Summer…
“An attractive woman took a seat next to me at a bar…” (joke)
An all-too-real bar joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 14, 2017: "An attractive woman took a seat next to me at a bar last night...and brought it to a table of friends." Reddit --…
“An auditor is a watchdog, not a bloodhound”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comWhat is an auditor a watchdog or a bloodhound?The company's internal auditor is a watchdog, making sure rules are being followed. An external auditor is a…
“An Australian marsupial hops into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A marsupial version is: "An Australian marsupial hops into a bar and the barman says,…
“An easy way to make your water taste better is to simply add coffee”
"An easy way to make your water taste better is to simply add coffee" has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook by Death Wish Coffee Company on February 12, 2016.…
“An economist finds something working in practice and wonders if it will work in theory”
Walter Heller (1915-1987), who was an economic advisor under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, said this in 1979: "An economist is a man who, when he finds something works in…
“An economist is a man who knows tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today”
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today" is a jocular one-line saying that has been credited to Kirk Kirkpatrick…
“An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible”
"An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible" is a popular economics saying of uncertain authorship. American agricultural economist Donald…
“An economist’s guess is liable to be as good as anybody else’s”
"Your guess is as good as mine" is an old saying meaning that neither person knows for certain about something. An economist "guesses" about the economy, but it's supposed…
“An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people”
"An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people" is a saying that has been printed on several images. It has been credited to American founding father Thomas…