Quotes for All
The enterprise of describing something in language that has never been described before is a very difficult thing to do. When you decide to do away with old cliches or old phraseologies, and to come up with a new way of saying something, it’s extremely difficult. Gao Xingjian
I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Honestly, you got to take care of the people that take care of you. I know that sounds like cliche, or borderline phony, but that’s the case. The reason I’ve had the fans that I have is because I’ve been consistent over the years and kept coming back and doing the same runs. I’m never … Read more
I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners. Evelyn Waugh
I would love to play an unexpected character. Really raw and simple and not a cliche – something rugged. People like to put actors in boxes. Eva Green
I think British men build up the idea of us French girls having some magic extra sex appeal so much, they lose their heads. I can’t really understand the whole thing – but it makes me laugh. It’s such a cliche to think all French girls are well dressed, elegant, sophisticated and sexy. Some are … Read more
Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide behind their cliches. Eugene Ionesco
What doesn’t kill you, makes you fat. Esmeralda Santiago
It is no longer enough to simply read and write. Students must also become literate in the understanding of visual images. Our children must learn how to spot a stereotype, isolate a social cliche, and distinguish facts from propaganda, analysis from banter and important news from coverage. Ernest L. Boyer
Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human beings. Eric Hoffer