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These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve – anti-gay slogan used by Christians who oppose homosexuality on religious grounds; used by televangelist and Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell; Inquilab Zindabad (Hindustani for 'Long live the revolution') – phrase used by communist parties in India and Pakistan [1]
"Basket of deplorables", a phrase used by Hillary Clinton to describe some of Donald Trump's supporters. [39] The phrase was embraced by many Trump supporters. [40] "But her emails", a phrase used primarily by critics of Donald Trump to mock the abundance of attention paid to Hillary Clinton's email controversy during the 2016 election. [41]
In God We Trust; In the land of the free and the home of the brave; In your guts, you know he's nuts; In your heart, he's too far right; In your heart, you know he might; Internets; Is our children learning; It's okay to be white; It's the economy, stupid
Thanks [be] to God: A frequent phrase in the Roman Catholic liturgy, used especially after the recitation of a lesson, the Last Gospel at Mass or as a response to Ite Missa Est / Benedicamus Domino. Deo juvante: with God's help: Motto of Monaco and its monarch, which is inscribed on the royal arms. Deo non fortuna: by God, not fortune/luck
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
"54-40 or fight" – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom. [3]"Reannexation of Texas and Reoccupation of Oregon" [4] – James K. Polk, drawing attention to his stand on Texas annexation and the Oregon boundary question.
Charles Spurgeon, a well-known evangelical Baptist preacher in London, used the phrase "what would Jesus do" in quotation marks several times in a sermon he gave on June 28, 1891. [7] In his sermon he cites the source of the phrase as a book written in Latin by Thomas à Kempis between 1418 and 1427, Imitatio Christi (The Imitation of Christ).