Elephant in the room Quote by Susan Scott

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

— Randy Pausch

“What do you see?” asked Ned, his voice hushed. “I see…I see…an elephant.” “Elephant,” Lord Blakely repeated, as he transcribed her words. “I hope…

— Courtney Milan

When I hear someone say 'elephant,' I instantly think they must be talking about me.

— Alison Hammond

“I'm sorry I didn't know it was an elephant; I thought it was part of the furniture! ”

— Stephen King

We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have a circus,…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Q: How do you tell when there's an elephant in the pit? A: Peanut shells on the floor.”

— Bucky Sinister

“There’s a phrase, the elephant in the living room, which purports to describe what it’s like to live with a drug addict, an alcoholic,…

— Stephen King

“An elephant trumpeted, raising its trunk into the sky, as they flew overhead. To the untrained eye, it seemed like a greeting. But Cecilia,…

— Brian Falkner

“We are so used to the elephant in the room that sometimes we forget it is there”

— Aminatta Forna

“Many more villagers, who have seen an elephant for the first time in their lives, give absurd exaggerations regarding his size, weight, and height.…

— Nuruddin Farah

“It’s the old elephant hunter joke, where a guy asserts he’s the local elephant hunter, you respond that there aren’t any elephants around there,…

— Ryk E. Spoor

“The elephant in the room. It can't be talked about. It can't be ignored.”

— Michael Robotham