“Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame”
American political columnist Meg Greenfield (1930-1999) wrote in the Washington (DC) Post on February 5, 1996: "Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. The other 10 percent may…
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“Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation”
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is credited with saying "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation" (or "Corrupt politicians make…
“Nipples to the wind”
"Nipples to the Wind" is the title of a play of Texas monologues by Paula Coco. Coco describes the phrase to mean "head up, chin out," and says that "nipples to the…
“No animal has ever abandoned a person due to illness or old age”
"No dog ever abandoned its owner because he was old or sick" is a popular meme. "NO ANIMAL HAS EVER ABANDONED A PERSON DUE TO ILLNESS OR OLD AGE" (also shown on an image) was…
“No applause—just throw money”
"No applause -- just throw money" is an entertainment gag line of uncertain authorship. Some insist that the line is from vaudeville in the early 1900s, but it has been cited in print…
“No bad dogs and no good cops? What about K-9 units?”
"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…
“No bad dogs. No good cops”
"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…
“No bad dogs. No good presidents”
"No bad dogs. No good presidents" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "NO BAD DOGS. NO GOOD PRESIDENTS" (shown on a sticker) was posted on Bluesky by Mike…
“No bees, no honey; no work, no money”
"No bees, no honey" (Neque mel, neque apes) is a Latin phrase that means that, according to Erasmus (1466-1536), "every convenience hath its concomitant inconvenience." A…
“No biggie” (no big deal)
"No biggie" means "no big deal." A "biggie" is a "big deal," something important. "No real biggie" was said in 1973 by a narcotics agent, referring…
“No bill is truly dead until the final gavel falls”
"No bill is truly dead until the final gavel falls" is a popular legislative adage of unknown authorship. "No bill is dead until the gavel bangs adjournment" was cited in a…
“No blood for oil”
"No blood for oil" was popularized as a protest chant during the Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm (August 2, 1990-February 28, 1991). The anti-war slogan was also used in the Iraq…
“No body won the skeleton race”
A skeleton beauty contest? "Who won the skeleton beauty contest? No body" was posted to the newsgroup alt.folklore.ghost-stories on October 31, 1997. "I heard no body won the…
“No bond is stronger than two co-workers who hate the same person”
"No bond is stronger than two coworkers who hate the same person" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There is freindship is mutual dislike of a boss or a coworker.…
“No bowl of borscht”
"No bowl of borscht" appears to possibly have been a short-lived New York City variant of "not chopped liver." A Southern variation of the same idea would be to compare…
“No Brag, Just Fact”
"No brag, just fact" is sometimes said to be an old Texas saying, but it originated on the short-lived television western The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967). Will Sonnett (played by Walter…
“No brain, no gain, Stay in school”
"No brain, no gain" -- a rhyme similar to "No pain, no gain" -- is an education saying that has been printed on many images. "No brain, no gain" was printed in…
“No bucks, no Buck Rogers” (space industry adage)
"No bucks, no Buck Rogers" is a popular space industry adage meaning that unless there is money (such as from the federal government), there can be no space adventures (like Buck Rogers,…
“No champagne, no gain”
"No champagne, no gain" is a drinking variation on "no pain, no gain" that has been printed on many images. "No champagne, no gain" has been cited in print since at…
“No cheering in the press box” (sports journalism adage)
New York (NY) Times sportswriter Arthur Daley wrote in September 1950: "Perhaps there is something to the ancient but stern admonition: 'No cheering in the press box, please.'"…