"Like nailing jelly to the wall" means something difficult-to-impossible. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) coined the expression in April 1912: "Somebody asked me why I did not get an…
"A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep" is a…
"A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep" is a…
Something that is "like putting lipstick on a pig" is a superficial attempt to cover up someone or something that's ugly. The expression has been popular in American politics since…
Something that is "like putting lipstick on a pig" is a superficial attempt to cover up someone or something that's ugly. The expression has been popular in American politics since…
"LGBT" usually stands for "Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender." The LGBT backronym (back acronym) of "Liquor Guns Bacon Tits" has been printed on many images.…
"If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny.…
"Live simply so that others can/may/might simply live" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been attributed to Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) and Mahatma…
"Black Lives Matter" is the name of an organization and a slogan for a political justice movement. Some people prefer to say that "all lives matter." "Lives matter! If you…
"Living in America means calling the police could kill someone and calling an ambulance could bankrupt someone" was posted on Twitter by Weston David Pagano on June 15, 2020. The saying…
"Locks are for honest men/people" is an old proverb in security departments. Burglars ("dishonest people") can break locks; the locks give the impression of security to keep…
"Long range shooting -- it's like golf, but for men" (or "Long range shooting is like golf, but for men") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Long range…
"Long range shooting -- it's like golf, but for men" (or "Long range shooting is like golf, but for men") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Long range…
Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter Steven F. Hayward @stevenfhayward Look, it can't be real "regime change" unless it comes from the Regime region of France; everything else is just a…
"Looking for a job is a full-time job" (or, "Looking for work is a full-time job") is a saying suggesting that a job search can be very diificult. The saying appears to date…
"Loose lips sink ships" is a World War II saying meaning that one shouldn't talk too much ("loose lips"), or the enemy might overhear the conversation and use the…
The actor Jimmy Stewart played Jefferson Smith in the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), saying these now-famous lines: "I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you…
"Love everyone, but hate the government they live under" was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on April 5, 2020. It was also posted on Twitter in 2021. "Love everyone but hate the…
"Love everyone, but hate the government they live under" was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on April 5, 2020. It was also posted on Twitter in 2021. "Love everyone but hate the…
"Love thy neighbor" is in the Bible (Leviticus 19:18). "Good fences make good neighbors" is an old proverb popularized by Robert Frost (1974-1963). The proverb "Love your…