"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.
People sometimes wear shirts that are really boxy, and you can see them over the top of their trousers, which doesn't look right to me.
Did you know a lions feed once every 3 to 4 days.
Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.
Failing is part of my process. A new bit never works the first time. I figure I have to bomb 7 times to make it good. So I tweak it.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
I started making art during high school but thought I lacked the talent to become a true artist.
Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'
Do not think that your magic ring will work if you are not yourself solomon.
I like sneakers. I guess I could call myself a collector.
I love working in Australia. I'm happiest when I get to do it.
A stout heart overcomes ill fortune.
Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people.
We have to do it.
It's funny how when your kids get sick, they get even cuter when they have a stuffed nose and they mouth breathe.