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Teeth Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.
- SACERDOTALIST, n. One who holds the belief that a clergyman is a priest. Denial of this momentous doctrine is the hardest challenge that is now…
- POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the virtues and by…
- ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
- FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.
- A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old…
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- Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders. — Walter Bagehot
- We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of… — Dave Barry
- Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth. — Jean Baudrillard
- Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. — Ambrose Bierce
- It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio. — Unknown Author
- If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out. — George Brett
- Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all. — James Brown
- I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a… — Kobe Bryant
- I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy,… — Julie Burchill
- A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. — Herb Caen
- I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your… — Helena Bonham Carter