"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.
I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.
Making the beginning is one third of the work.
Secret Service agents wear suits to blend in with presidential visits, not stand out.
I went to an all-girls' school with 43 people in my class, so dances were small. I always went with girlfriends or a blind date.
When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you.
I was actually very ugly. I was ugly. I felt very insecure.
I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.
A skunk will not bite and throw its scent at the same time.
It is an extreme luxury.
I did not always know I was gonna get tattoos.
Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.
When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.
Not every woman has what I have, so if I could do something to help them, that should also be my duty.
Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.
Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while.
