“A nuclear war can ruin your whole day”
"One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day" and "Nuclear war can spoil your whole day" are anti-nuclear sayings that have been printed on many images. "Tom Carpenter, a…
“A panda feeds for 12 hours. This is the same as an adult under quarantine, called a ‘pandemic’”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to be locked down at home -- were they ate a lot. There is no panda in pandemic, but there are jokes. "On average, a panda feeds for…
“A patient cured is a customer lost”
"A patient cured is a customer lost" is a saying (sometimes credited to "Big Pharma") that has been printed on many images. The big money to be made is in endless medical…
“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government”
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government" was written by environmentalist Edward Abbey (1927-1989) and published in 1989. "His government"…
“A penny saved is a Congressional oversight”
"A penny saved is a penny earned" is often falsely attributed to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), but forms of the saying date to the 1600s. "A penny saved is a Congressional…
“A person without data is just another person with an opinion”
"A person without data is just another person with an opinion" (or, Without data, you're just another person with an opinion" is a popular phrase of uncertain authorship.…
“A policeman asked me to come down to the station for an interview” (joke)
A joke about police procedure is: "A policeman asked me to come down to the station for an interview. I haven't even applied for a job there!" The joke was posted on Twitter on July…
“A political system that benefits from fear and ignorance has every reason to perpetuate both”
"A political system that benefits from fear and ignorance has every reason to perpetuate both" (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by The Free Thought Project 2.0 on September 4,…
“A politician can make waves, then make you think he’s the only one who can save the ship”
"A politician can make waves, then make you think he's the only one who can save the ship" is a saying that has been credited to Ivern Ball since at least 1992. The quotation made…
“A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it”
"A politician is a man who will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it" is a jocular one-line saying that is frequently credited to American composer and comedian Oscar Levant…
“A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground”
"A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground" has been credited to writer H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) and comedian Groucho Marx (1890-1977). To…
“A politician is someone who will lay down your life for his country”
The greatest form of patriotism is said to be someone who lays down his life for his country. A joke circulated in the American Legion Weekly in 1923 that the definition of an "orator" is…
“A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor”
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (1912-2007) was the first lady of Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969). She so disliked the…
“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation”
"A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation" is credited to American preacher James Freeman Clarke (1810-1888), whose authorship was cited in 1870. The…
“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…
“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 riot is the language of the unheard”
"A riot is the language of the unheard" was said by Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) many times. "A riot is the language of the unheard" was printed in an Associated Press…
“A rock in bad hands killed Abel. A rock in good hands killed Goliath. It’s not about the rock”
"A rock in bad hands killed Abel. A rock in good hands killed Goliath. It's definitely not about the rock, folks" is an anti-gun control saying that has been printed on many images.…