"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.
We're supposed to be uncomfortable when we read something. That's how we learn.
Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted.
As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. Sequel.
I'm tired of just introducing legislation that's just not going to change our lives. It's going beyond that.
Some of my college friends used to laugh at me. But no one's laughing anymore. Now, they all try to get free underwear.
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
I want the best people, not just on the banking side but on innovation and technology.
I assumed no one would ever listen to my music, and for quite a lot of years, I was right.
Why would somebody pay $100,000 in legal fees to go to trial when they can pay a fraction of that and be done with it?
I tend to like antique things. Something can be old, but it can be timeless.
I have a BFA in illustration.
I like to stay active.
Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in.
Sometimes, I think I have the best job in the world.
People want to find out what happens to the characters, and want to keep reading, and turning the pages.
