“Too many chiefs and not enough Indians”
"Too many chiefs and not enough Indians" means too many leaders or managers and not enough workers. The expression has been used in the military and in business. "We have enough…
“Top 3 situations that require witnesses: 1) Crimes 2) Accidents 3) Marriages. Need I say more?”
"Top 3 situations that require witnesses: 1) Crimes 2) Accidents 3) Marriages. Need I say more?" is a jocular line about marriage that has been printed on many images. The saying was…
“Tourists are terrorists with cameras; terrorists are tourists with guns”
Romanian-born American poet and commentator Andrei Codrescu wrote in The Muse Is Always Half-Dressed in New Orleans: And Other Essays (1993): "Tourists are terrorists with cameras, while…
“Trade follows the flag”
The slogan "trade follows the flag" dates to at least 1862, when the Union tried to discourage trade with the Confederacy. The saying became very popular in the second half of the 19th…
“Trade wars are tariffying” (tariff + terrifying)
"Tariffying" )tariff + terrifying) is a political portmanteau word that has been infrequently used. "Merely tariffying a country like that is never going to terrify it!" was…
“Trail them, nail them and jail them” (“Surveil them, nail them and jail them”)
"Nail them and jail them" (or "nail 'em and jail 'em") is a policing method. Three terms are often used in the saying, such as "tail 'em, nail 'em and…
“Trans rights are human rights”
"Trans(gender) rights are human rights" is a transgender slogan that has been printed on many images. The saying is a variation on “Women’s rights are human rights.” "The claim…
“Transgender rights are human rights”
"Trans(gender) rights are human rights" is a transgender slogan that has been printed on many images. The saying is a variation on “Women’s rights are human rights.” "The claim…
“Travel plans: To the window, to the wall, then I might go down the hall”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic cancelled the travel plans of many people. "Travel plans: To the window, to the wall, then I might go down the hall" is a jocular saying that was…
“Tread on those who tread on you”
Marvin Heemeyer (1951-2004) had a dispute with the town of Granby, Colorado, and he didn't see any way that it was being resolved. He bought a bulldozer (dubbed the "Killdozer") and…
“Treason is the reason for the season” (Independence Day)
"Treason is the reason for the season" is an Independence Day saying that has been printed on many images. The rhymed saying is related to a popular Christmas saying, “Jesus is the…
“Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes”
Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967) was an American industrialist who founded the companies Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel and the healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente. The columnist Drew Pearson…
“True medicine comes from the earth, not from a lab”
"Real/True medicine comes from the earth. not from a lab" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "REAL medicine comes from the earth. From the rainforests ... And herbs…
“True terror is waking one morning and discovering your high school class running the country”
"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country" is a quotation that has been credited to American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).…
“True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true”
"Pretty words are not always true, and true words are not always pretty" (or "True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true") is a saying that has been…
“Trust is good, control is better”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksQuestions, Answers, Questions; From the Biography of a German MarxistBy Robert HavemannGarden City, NY: Doubleday1972Pg. 51:Lenin is supposed to have said:…
“Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose”
"Trust is hard to earn/win and easy to lose" is a popular aphorism that doesn't appear to have any particular author. "Trust is one of those things that's hard to get and…
“Trust is like an eraser— it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake”
"Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake" is a one-line saying about trust that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March…
“Trust is like virginity—once you lose it, it’s lost forever”
"Trust is like virginity -- once you lose it, it's lost forever" is a popular saying in politics. "Credibility is like virginity; once you've lost it, it's gone"…
“Trust the government, said no founding father, ever”
"Trust the government, said no founding father, ever" and "We must never question the government, said no founding father, ever" are sayings that have been printed on many…