Meaning:It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rome_wasn%27t_built_in_a_day
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"Who will say a good word for the cliché? Its sins are so numerous. Exhausted tropes, numb descriptors, zombie proverbs, hackneyed sentiments, rhetorical rip-offs, metaphorical flat tires, ideas purged of thought and symbols drained of power - the cliché traffics in them all." -James Parker
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Quotes from Camille
"Well, I take a lot of what she says with a grain of salt." ~Camille
"It's MY birthday! He needs to stop trying to steal my thunder!" ~Camille
"Katie, you're the coolest. You're the cat's meow!" ~Camille
"And you're the bee's knees!" ~Katie
"I can't believe we almost had to hang out with him! We definitely dodged a bullet on that one!" ~Camille
"Does he have to talk about that every week? Quit beating a dead horse!" ~Camille & Katie
"I bruise like a peach! I even have a bruise on my leg that is the size of a peach to prove it!" ~Camille
"Happy birthday, Camille. I know this may sound cliché, but I only have eyes for you." ~Eric Bana
Camille: "What do you want me to do to help with this training?"
Katie: "You just sit there and look pretty."
"He never calls me back! But then, his mom is pretty ditzy. So, I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." ~Camille
"So, if you're not supposed to hide your light under a bushel, that means it's not being prideful to tell everyone how great you are. Right?" ~Camille
"I'm glad you're filling me in on what's going on at your house because I can't see the outside world right now. For all I know it could be going to the dogs!" ~Camille
"You think you've found a greener pasture, but then you realize it's really not much greener after all." ~Camille
"I got the award, but only by the skin of my teeth." ~Camille
"Katie, you're the coolest. You're the cat's meow!" ~Camille
"And you're the bee's knees!" ~Katie
"Katie, we should do all our presentations together. After all, two heads are better than one." ~Camille
"I love using clichés... or... wait... What are they called?... Idioms?... um..." ~Camille
"I've got so many great quotes! I'm like Ben Franklin!" ~Camille
"A happy teacher is a... nicer one to work with." ~Camille
"Isn’t it don’t hide your bushel under fire? Or is it light your fire under a bushel? Or maybe light your bushel on fire?" ~Camille
"It's MY birthday! He needs to stop trying to steal my thunder!" ~Camille
"Katie, you're the coolest. You're the cat's meow!" ~Camille
"And you're the bee's knees!" ~Katie
"I can't believe we almost had to hang out with him! We definitely dodged a bullet on that one!" ~Camille
"Does he have to talk about that every week? Quit beating a dead horse!" ~Camille & Katie
"I bruise like a peach! I even have a bruise on my leg that is the size of a peach to prove it!" ~Camille
"Happy birthday, Camille. I know this may sound cliché, but I only have eyes for you." ~Eric Bana
Camille: "What do you want me to do to help with this training?"
Katie: "You just sit there and look pretty."
"He never calls me back! But then, his mom is pretty ditzy. So, I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." ~Camille
"So, if you're not supposed to hide your light under a bushel, that means it's not being prideful to tell everyone how great you are. Right?" ~Camille
"I'm glad you're filling me in on what's going on at your house because I can't see the outside world right now. For all I know it could be going to the dogs!" ~Camille
"You think you've found a greener pasture, but then you realize it's really not much greener after all." ~Camille
"I got the award, but only by the skin of my teeth." ~Camille
"Katie, you're the coolest. You're the cat's meow!" ~Camille
"And you're the bee's knees!" ~Katie
"Katie, we should do all our presentations together. After all, two heads are better than one." ~Camille
"I love using clichés... or... wait... What are they called?... Idioms?... um..." ~Camille
"I've got so many great quotes! I'm like Ben Franklin!" ~Camille
"A happy teacher is a... nicer one to work with." ~Camille
"Isn’t it don’t hide your bushel under fire? Or is it light your fire under a bushel? Or maybe light your bushel on fire?" ~Camille
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1 comment:
Kind of like Skyward, except people LOVE Rome and I HATE Skyward. So not really like Skyward. I change my mind.
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