Cliche Quotes

297 Cliche quotes by 271 unique authors

The cliche is dead poetry. — Gerald Brenan
Cliches and stereotypes such as "beatnik" or "hippie" have been invented for the antitechnologists, the antisystem people, and will continue to be. But one does… — Robert M. Pirsig
This grossly advertised wonder [Venice], this gold idol with clay feet, this trompe-l'oeil, this painted deception, this cliche-what intelligent iconoclast could fail to experience a… — Mary McCarthy
A popular cliche in philosophy says that science is pure analysis or reductionism, like taking the rainbow to pieces; and art is pure synthesis, putting… — Jacob Bronowski
At the risk of sounding too cliche, I found a really fantastic church. That is what keeps me grounded. — Chyler Leigh
I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music.… — Paul McDonald
I just really like fun, cool, interesting, quirky girls. And sometimes you find that in 6'2 model bodies and sometimes they're short and brunette. All… — Dylan O'Brien
I was embarrassed that I even wanted to become an actress because coming from L.A., with two older sisters in the business and a mom… — Elizabeth Olsen
I know it's cliche to say, 'When you do something you love you never work a day in your life.' But it is true: When… — Tika Sumpter
I'm working class, and want people to know I'm not unintelligent and all the other cliches that come with it. — Timothy Spall
I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche. — Scarlett Thomas
It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse.… — Irvine Welsh
I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I… — Nastia Liukin
I hate to repeat lines, to say the same damned thing. I try to rewrite cliches and make what I say sound fresh. — Gary McCord
We have learned so well how to absorb novelty that receptivity itself has turned into a kind of tradition- "the tradition of the new." Yesterdays… — Richard Hofstadter
People talk about love and it seems like a cliche but it's a real thing - the more love we spread around the world the… — Ben Vereen
To the young, cliches seem freshly minted. — Bel Kaufman
A cliche is like a coin that has been handled too much. Once language has been overly handled, it no longer leaves a clear imprint. — Janet Fitch
Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche. — Tanith Lee
When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick… — Jennifer Beals
It's a cliche, but Americans are puritanical. In their movies, they are scared of sex, but they overindulge in violence. I could have cut a… — Alfonso Cuaron
I would feel ill without theater. It's kind of a cliche, but every time you make a mistake, you really do have to learn from… — Nina Arianda
Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a… — Aravind Adiga
Use it or lose it is a cliche because it's true. — Julian Cope
Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology,… — Joe Dante

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