Quotes Tagged With :euphemism

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call....

The only sea I saw Was the seesaw sea With you riding on it. Lie down, lie easy. Let me shipwreck in....

When my mother passed away several years ago—well, wait a minute. Actually, she didn’t ‘pass away.’....

World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.

In many a case, the phrase ‘I’d like to get to know you better’ is a euphemism for ‘I want us....

Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth....

Every now and then a green dot shifted to yellow. A soldier down, their armored suits detecting the injuries....

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate,....

You are a manipulator.I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer.

It's amazing--my parents call everything a discussion. If I were standing across the street, firing a....