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December 11, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart”

"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart" is sometimes credited to Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), but there is no evidence to indicate that she has anything to…

October 24, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To have your head in the sand, you have to first be on your knees”

David Icke, an author of "New Age conspiracism," was on the Alex Jones Infowars radio show on October 24, 2010, repeating a favorite phrase: "To have your head in the sand, you have…

February 26, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!”

"To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!" was supposedly said by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), who tried to settle the coal strike of 1902 in any way he could. Early…

August 16, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” (Voltaire?)

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. -- Voltaire" suddenly became the subject of "Quote of the Day" on several websites in 2012, even…

June 21, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often”

John Henry Newman (1801-1890), also known as Cardinal Newman, wrote in An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845): "In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is…

February 5, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion”

"Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become…

March 12, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To teach kids about democracy, I let them vote on dinner” (joke)

Many American citizens believe that their presidential votes do not count unless they live in a "swing state" -- that is, a contested state and one that is not a sure thing for Democrats…

August 23, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To the right of Ivan the Terrible/ Attila the Hun/ Genghis Khan”

There is a political right and a political far right. To be politically "to the right of Ivan the Terrible" (or "to the right of Attila the Hun" or "to the right of Genghis…

August 21, 2005
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To the victor belongs the spoils” (Spoils System)

"To the victor belongs the spoils" is the famous quote by New York Senator William Learned Marcy (1786-1857), recited in the U. S. Senate, 25 January 1832. The "spoils system"…

September 14, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world”

"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "To the world you may be one person, but to one…

January 19, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Today I got tested to see if I’m sick. Tomorrow I’ll go to the cemetery to see if I’m dead”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many people getting tested, even when they had no symptoms of any sickness. "taking a test to see if you are sick is like going to the cemetery…

May 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Today we march, tomorrow we vote”

"Today we march, tomorrow we vote" was chanted at United States immigration reform protests on May 1, 2006. Many of the marchers said the slogan in Spanish -- "Hoy Marchamos, Mañana…

October 20, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Today’s American Dream is to be left the fuck alone”

The American dream is "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Declaration of Independence states. To many people, the American dream is simply to be left alone, free of government…

March 26, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking…”

"Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tolerance will…

February 9, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Too close to call”

A political election is "too close to call" when it's not certain who will win. Marty Plessner (1926-2014), a political director at CBS News, said that CBS coined "too close to…

October 22, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

July 15, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

October 24, 2026
Art/SculptureEducation/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Tough time for anyone who studied government or history or ethics or social studies or art or medicine or law or political science or regular science”

"Tough time for anyone who studied government or history or ethics or social studies or art or medicine or law or political science or regular science" was posted on Threads by…

February 16, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

November 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

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