sayings

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The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Remember those sayings about college football coaches in their first few seasons?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

One of my favorite sayings is that there are no silver bullets in medicine.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025

Every man’s favorite nuncle, fidl of chuckles and old sayings and mughspun wisdom.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin