"Age before beauty," said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.
"Ahu" are stone platforms on which many moai sit. There are 313 known ahu and 125 of these carry moai. The biggest, Ahu Tongariki is 220 m (720 ft), and had the most (15) and tallest moai.
"All freight lightens," said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
"Almost a hit," said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.
"Almost" and "About" prevent lying.
"Almost" never killed a fly.
"An egg is an egg," said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.
"Android" is gender specific.
"Ascension Thursday" is 40 days after Easter and is when Christ was said to have ascended to heaven.
"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave," says the hangman to his man.
"Bad company," said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.
"But" is a fence over which few leap.
"Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.
"Come see me" and "Come live with me" are two different things.
Necessity teaches even the lame to dance.
Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.
I always think I look dead, but I never actually do.
My parents suffered from that ideal of a perfect nuclear family. They found that a difficult pressure, I think.
The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
You either get better or you get worse. Those are the only two options.
I'm not frightened of a bit of silence.
My dad says he likes to bask in my glow.
I'm a Londoner more than anything else.
Tomorrow should be business as usual because the coast guard is ready to step in.
Writing was something I always as a kid thought would be fabulous and glamorous to be a writer.
I can picture the character in my head, and the voice just comes out.
Knowledge that is acquired is not like this. Those who have it worry if audiences like it or not.
I could probably live in London if you had better surf.
We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.
