Quotes You've Come to Detest

[Anonymous]

Or maybe you always hated them?

"Dance like no one is watching" -- Why? Why must I dance like no one is watching? Wouldn't I dance better if others were, in fact, looking on?

"Be The Change You Want To See" -- WTF? How can I "be the change"? If I want a crosswalk in front of my daughter's school, should I lie down and be that crosswalk? And even if I accept this on a non-literal level, I just don't see how it helps.

"Well-behaved women rarely make history" I hate seeing this attributed to Marilyn Monroe when it's Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. And, actually, many well-behaved women make history, but anyway.

[Anonymous]

Not a quote, but an expression: "It is what it is."

Not helpful at all.

[Anonymous]

"What goes around , comes around"

[Anonymous]

You clearly missed the point on the "dance" quote.

[Anonymous]

A woman I know has "Light, Love, and Laughter" on her email signature. Although I'm all for all three, reading it is totally meaningless pablum.

[Anonymous]

"Live Strong", and its many variations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe you always hated them?

"Dance like no one is watching" -- Why? Why must I dance like no one is watching? Wouldn't I dance better if others were, in fact, looking on?

"Be The Change You Want To See" -- WTF? How can I "be the change"? If I want a crosswalk in front of my daughter's school, should I lie down and be that crosswalk? And even if I accept this on a non-literal level, I just don't see how it helps.

"Well-behaved women rarely make history" I hate seeing this attributed to Marilyn Monroe when it's Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. And, actually, many well-behaved women make history, but anyway.

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I think that you are missing the point of what "well-behaved" meant to Ulrich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a quote, but an expression: "It is what it is."

Not helpful at all.

I like this and I use it all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a quote, but an expression: "It is what it is."

Not helpful at all.

I like this and I use it all the time.

Me too! I think it's strong expression in a funny way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a quote, but an expression: "It is what it is."

Not helpful at all.

I like this and I use it all the time.

Actually, it's been my work motto this year.

[Anonymous]

"At the end of the day"

"...channeling...."

Both of these originators should be shot.

[Anonymous]

"It's all good." Because whoever is saying it really thinks it's not.

[Anonymous]

"Everything happens for a reason."

Grrr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Everything happens for a reason."

Grrr.

agree

a popular saying for those who like to make excuses

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a quote, but an expression: "It is what it is."

Not helpful at all.

I like this and I use it all the time.

Me too! I think it's strong expression in a funny way.

I use it all the time too. Not because I think it is a "strong expression", but because I hope to slightly irritate people by using it. It works!