"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.
Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.
Marathons don't come to you overnight.
Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.
One of the attractions for me of having 'Watchmen' made into the first Motion Comic was just that - it was breaking new ground.
I shudder when relating it.
I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.
(the great questions of the day) are not decided by speeches and majority votes, but by blood and iron.
I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.'
We are all created in the image of our Creator - Love itself.
If people could walk around in suits of energy, that would be cool. Other than that, I don't think men should wear spandex.
The road to easy street goes through the sewer.
We win more business, not because of pitching but because clients say, 'We like the work you're doing.'
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.