THAT a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
THAT a woman's work is never done
THAT accidents will happen
THAT agnosticism is the refuge of cowards
THAT albert einstein killed god
THAT all is fair in love and war
THAT all is well
THAT all the meek inherit is the dirt
THAT all we need is love
THAT anarchy is the answer
THAT anatomy is destiny
THAT apple carts should be upset
THAT art is a waste of good canvas
THAT beauty is better than brains
THAT beauty is more useful than brains
THAT being 'with it' is untrendy
THAT being lively is better than being lovely
THAT big brother is just around the corner
THAT big brother is preferable to big sister
THAT black should make the first move
THAT bliss is ignorant
THAT books have been left on the shelf
THAT boys talk more than girls
THAT cabbages are better than roses
THAT captain cook should have turned back
THAT caricature makes a stronger impression than character
THAT caring is too much trouble
THAT charity creates a multitude of sins
THAT charity is the sterlised milk of human kindness
THAT children take it for granted
THAT comfort leads to complacency
THAT common sense is uncommon
THAT conformity breeds mediocrity
THAT conformity is a social disease
THAT conformity means consent
THAT confusion is born in the conflict of voices
THAT consensus is a con
THAT consistency is a virtue
THAT constant caution is a cop out
THAT contraceptives should be available to persons of all ages
THAT corruption is the norm
THAT democracy is tied to mediocrity
THAT dignity is a tory perogative
THAT disobedience is a virtue
THAT dissent deserves encouragement
THAT dreams are the stuff of which humans are made
THAT duty rules us
THAT education should be more elitist
THAT elephants should have right of way
THAT environmentalism should replace capitalism
THAT envy makes the world go round
THAT equality is dishonest
THAT escape is a legitimate solution
THAT ET is better than Ghandi
THAT Eve's apple has lost its flavour
THAT every movement needs its radical wing
THAT everything comes to they who wait
THAT exceptions prove the rule
THAT experience is the best teacher
THAT experts are our salvation
THAT extremism in the defence if liberty is justifiable
THAT faded jeans are to be worn with pride
THAT fame is the name of the game
THAT fame is the spur
THAT familiarity breeds contempt
THAT fashion is fascism
THAT fashion is tyranny
THAT fashions are for the fivolous
THAT fear rules our lives
THAT fine words butter no parsnips
THAT flattery will get you there
THAT followers not leaders are the problem
THAT free thinkers pay dearly
THAT free thought is expensive
THAT free will is more likely than pre-destination
THAT freedom's just another word
THAT fun is where you find it
THAT girls were made to love and kiss
THAT good fences make good neighbours
THAT good followers make good leaders
THAT greed is good
THAT green is an unhealthy colour
THAT high fences make good neighbours
THAT high ideals are a handicap
THAT high ideals are a necessity
THAT history repeats itself
THAT human-kind is the next dinosaur
THAT humanity has only just begun
THAT humanity is its own worst enemy
THAT humanity is self-destructive
THAT humility breeds contempt
THAT I hope I die before I get old
THAT I'd rather be a lawyer than an Australian
THAT i'm-alright-jackery is so much quackery
THAT if God did not exist it would be necessary to invent God
THAT if you can't say something nice you shouldn't say anything at all
THAT imagination is more precious than knowledge
THAT in order to prosper we must destroy
THAT innocence is no longer a virtue
THAT intervention can no longer be justified
THAT intervention is counter-productive
THAT intolerance is more dangerous than ignorance
THAT is not what you know
THAT it is better to be a follower than a leader
THAT it is better to be a live rat than a dead lion
THAT it is better to be a whiner than a diner
THAT it is better to be happy than wise
THAT it is better to be in the wrong place at the right time than the right place at the wrong time
THAT it is better to be second
THAT it is better to be with it than without it
THAT it is better to burn out than to rust
THAT it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees
THAT it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
THAT it is better to pirouette in the state room than march in the street
THAT it is better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven
THAT it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
THAT it is better to travel than arrive
THAT it is better to win friends than influence people
THAT it is easer to die in battle than to tell the truth in politics
THAT it is fun finding out
THAT it is history that makes individuals rather than individuals who make history
THAT it is no good fighting a battle you cannot win
THAT it is not how you play the game
THAT it is safer in the south
THAT it is the little things that count
THAT it is the old things which startle and intoxicate
THAT it is the singer not the song
THAT it is time to trade in
THAT it is too late to shut the gate
THAT it is true what they say
THAT it isn't what you do, it's the way you do it
THAT it pays to be suspicious
THAT it will all be the same in a hundred years
THAT Jack is as good as his master
THAT Jim Bolger should go dancing with Helen Clark
THAT justice is a myth
THAT kisses are more to be desired than wisdom
THAT Kiwis can fly
THAT knowledge is more to be desired than gold
THAT knowledge is power
THAT leadership is a lost art
THAT leadership is the problem
THAT life is becoming too complicated
THAT life is free
THAT life is pulling doors marked `push' and pushing doors marked `pull'
THAT life is sweet
THAT life is too easy
THAT life is too hectic to be happy
THAT life is too short
THAT little green men have had their day
THAT love wasn't meant to be easy
THAT love will tear us apart
THAT luck is the major influence in our lives
THAT luck plays a major part in shaping one's destiny
THAT Machiavelli is the way to go
THAT manner matters
THAT marriage makes the man
THAT migration is for the birds
THAT modern humanity is its own gaoler
THAT modern society is a failure
THAT money is more useful than brains
THAT money is our biggest problem
THAT money is power
THAT money maketh the person
THAT money rules our lives
THAT morality is the most effective basis on which to build political action
THAT morals and science do not mix
THAT morals are a matter of environment
THAT more are merrier
THAT multi-culturalism is a mirage
THAT nationalism is a disease
THAT nationalism is a pandora's box
THAT necessity is the only virtue
THAT neutrality is treachery
THAT New Zealand has lost its way
THAT New Zealand men are a sorry lot
THAT New Zealanders are copy cats
THAT New Zealanders have lost their sense of identity
THAT New Zealanders no longer care
THAT no human matter is of great importance
THAT no one is an island
THAT nobody can like we can
THAT nobody takes us seriously anyway
THAT nostalgia is not what it used to be
THAT nothing succeeds like excess
THAT now is better than later
THAT now is the time to buy
THAT one is enough
THAT one life makes it worth it
THAT one plus one equals one
THAT only a mother knows
THAT only mugs work
THAT only responsibilities earn rights
THAT opposition is necessary to progress
THAT our barriers are down
THAT our expectations are too great
THAT our expectations are too high
THAT our heroes are hollow
THAT our leaders are to blame
THAT our media is failing us
THAT our men should wear green suits and red shirts
THAT our parents are to blame
THAT our politicians deserve the public they get
THAT our society needs more discipline
THAT patriotism is not enough
THAT peace is a pipe dream
THAT people are much the same
THAT personality will take us further than brains
THAT pessimism is piffle as well as poison
THAT philosophers should rule in place of kings or parliaments
THAT poetry is not for the people
THAT politicians are public property
THAT politics and sport are inseparable
THAT politics in sport should be banned
THAT politics is the art of deviancy
THAT prejudice is pride
THAT principles are for beginners
THAT principles are only for fools
THAT profit is not without honour
THAT progress is an accident
THAT publicity is a better salesperson than quality
THAT puritanism is paralysis
THAT quality is being lost in equality
THAT reward is more effective than punishment
THAT reward is the best stimulus
THAT right is might
THAT ritual is ridiculous
THAT ritual prevents progress
THAT royalty is offensive
THAT rules were made to be broken
THAT saying it is more effective than writing it
THAT school days are the best days of our lives
THAT school days are the happiest
THAT second thoughts are best
THAT seeing is believing
THAT she'll be right
THAT shorter is better
THAT silence is golden
THAT social acceptance is based on the wrong ideas
THAT socialism has failed
THAT sooner is better than later
THAT success is an illusion
THAT talk is cheap
THAT tall poppies should be cut down to size
THAT the 'in thing' is on its way out
THAT the affirmative deserves to win
THAT the age of chivalry is still with us
THAT the alternative society isn't
THAT the best is yet to come
THAT the bride should wear black
THAT the carnival is over
THAT the carrot is more effective than the stick
THAT the cool need warming up
THAT the difficulty in life is the choice
THAT the emperor has lost his clothes
THAT the end justifies the means
THAT the fast buck should return to the wilderness
THAT the female of the species is more deadly than the male
THAT the first thing we should do is kill all the lawyers
THAT the future is not what it used to be
THAT the future justifies optimism
THAT the future looks bright
THAT the future will turn out better
THAT the future will turn out well
THAT the grass is greener on the other side
THAT the groovy are in a rut
THAT the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
THAT the hand that rules the cradle rocks the world
THAT the Hubble telescope should stop
THAT the ignorant are lucky
THAT the individual is being suppressed by the lobby group
THAT the individual is powerless
THAT the kiwi hides in shame
THAT the law is an ass
THAT the legislation of morality is a failure
THAT the liberated judy has lost her punch
THAT the line should be drawn
THAT the majority is usually wrong
THAT the majority should be in a minority
THAT the minority is usually right
THAT the more the merrier
THAT the more you pay the better it is
THAT the negative deserves to lose
THAT the past determines the future
THAT the pen is mightier than the sword
THAT the place for knockers is outside the door
THAT the Pope should get married
THAT the press is depressing
THAT the press is too free
THAT the press should print all the news
THAT the press should stay out of the bedroom
THAT the price is right
THAT the prophets were meant to be mocked
THAT the ratbags are taking over
THAT the right to be wrong is a corner stone of democracy
THAT the road to hell is paved
THAT the self employed person is to be envied
THAT the sexual revolution couldn't keep it up
THAT the short answer is too short
THAT the shorter the better
THAT the silent majority should stay that way
THAT the subject isn't important
THAT the sun is sinking on the west
THAT the tortoise will beat the hare
THAT the true success is to labour
THAT the U.N. should take control
THAT the user should pay
THAT the weight of the posterior is greater than the force of the intellect
THAT the wine is sour
THAT the worm has turned
THAT the worst is yet to come
THAT the writing is on the wall
THAT the young and the restless are like sands through the hour-glass
THAT there are more snakes than ladders
THAT there are more than two sides to a question
THAT there are not enough choices
THAT there are too many babbling brooks
THAT there are too many choices
THAT there are too many squares inside the circle
THAT there is a new morality
THAT there is a new world order
THAT there is a solution
THAT there is more to it than meets the eye
THAT there is no right to inherit
THAT there is no such thing as a just war
THAT there is no such thing to a right to anything
THAT there is no use finishing if you can't win
THAT there is nothing new
THAT there is room at the top
THAT there is too much hedonism
THAT there is too much talk
THAT there should be a right to do wrong
THAT there should be bread for all before there is cake for some
THAT they are better than us
THAT this is the age of uncertainty
THAT those who want wars should fight them
THAT time is our gaoler
THAT time reconciles everything
THAT to the person in the middle, life is a riddle
THAT today's idealists are tomorrow's cynics
THAT tolerance costs too much
THAT tolerance is weakness
THAT tomorrow does come
THAT tradition is more a hindrance than a help in our society
THAT tradition is the enemy of progress
THAT truthfulness is out of date
THAT two can play
THAT vanity is fair
THAT violence has no place in entertainment
THAT virtual reality is dehumanising
THAT virtue is its own reward
THAT we are a nation of sheep
THAT we are a weird mob
THAT we are all feminists now
THAT we are being over-persuaded
THAT we are cowards
THAT we are doomed to leisure
THAT we are fools
THAT we are grinding to a halt
THAT we are hampered by our ideals
THAT we are our own worst enemies
THAT we are over-governed
THAT we are overtaxed
THAT we are paid what we are worth
THAT we are ruled by habit
THAT we are sick of security
THAT we are slaves of habit
THAT we are subjects of the establishment
THAT we are the wastemakers
THAT we are unworthy of our environment
THAT we can afford to tell the truth
THAT we can have it both ways
THAT we can't hear the words for the music
THAT we can't see the wood for the trees
THAT we cannot afford the stars
THAT we cannot wash our hands of things
THAT we control our destiny
THAT we deserve it for what we have done
THAT we deserve no satisfaction
THAT we do know better
THAT we expect too much
THAT we fear for tomorrow
THAT we get it too easy
THAT we get the government we deserve
THAT we get what we deserve
THAT we have a duty to be provocative
THAT we have a long way to go
THAT we have a right to know the facts
THAT we have become too tolerant
THAT we have got it made in the next decade
THAT we have lost faith
THAT we have lost our faith in science
THAT we have lost our sense of adventure
THAT we have more to fear than cheer
THAT we have only just begun
THAT we have too many masters
THAT we have too much faith in government
THAT we know our place
THAT we know too much for our own good
THAT we lack discipline
THAT we learn more from failure than from success
THAT we like to be led up the garden path
THAT we live in a new age of puritanism
THAT we need a change in the world
THAT we need a messiah
THAT we need another dream
THAT we need big brother
THAT we need more Madonnas
THAT we need more time to do nothing
THAT we need new rules
THAT we need our illusions
THAT we need to work
THAT we never get an answer
THAT we no longer listen to the wise old men
THAT we owe it all to mother
THAT we owe them nothing
THAT we play too much
THAT we prefer not to know
THAT we prefer the forest to the trees
THAT we reward the wrong things
THAT we should all play the piano
THAT we should avoid conflict
THAT we should be more like the ants
THAT we should be proud
THAT we should beware of experts
THAT we should bite the hand that feeds us
THAT we should celebrate 2000
THAT we should climb every mountain
THAT we should come to the cabaret
THAT we should count our losses
THAT we should cross our bridges before we come to them
THAT we should cultivate the sceptic mind
THAT we should draw the line
THAT we should forgive and forget
THAT we should give it a go
THAT we should go where the next train goes
THAT we should grow cabbages rather than roses
THAT we should hark to bach before we shop for pop
THAT we should have more freedom
THAT we should help those who help themselves
THAT we should know better
THAT we should learn to lose
THAT we should leave stones unturned
THAT we should let them starve
THAT we should look back in anger
THAT we should look before we leap
THAT we should love our country right or wrong
THAT we should make hay while the sun shines
THAT we should merge into one lane
THAT we should napalm the global village
THAT we should pay more attention to our past
THAT we should play with our enemies
THAT we should preach what we practice
THAT we should ration the old to nurture the young
THAT we should reach for the stars
THAT we should regret our loss of innocence
THAT we should say no more often
THAT we should say what we think
THAT we should see New Zealand first
THAT we should shoulder the sky
THAT we should speak our minds
THAT we should speak what we think
THAT we should strive for happiness
THAT we should thank the snake
THAT we should toast the Queen
THAT we should turn the other cheek
THAT we should wait and see
THAT we should wait until tomorrow
THAT we shouldn't trust anyone over thirty
THAT we specialise too much
THAT we still need them
THAT we study too much
THAT we take ourselves too seriously
THAT we watch too much
THAT we worry too much
THAT we would be happier if we knew less
THAT we would rather be good looking than rich
THAT we would rather be waltzing than discoing
THAT we would rather be wealthy than wise
THAT we would rather have jam in the hand than pie in the sky
THAT we'd rather be Arthur than Martha
THAT we're counting down
THAT we're together forever and never to part
THAT what we need is love
THAT where there is a will there is a way
THAT why and wherefore are better than therefore
THAT wisdom is our greatest asset
THAT women are cyclonic
THAT women are more suited to political life than men
THAT women are not to be trusted
THAT work is the sustenance of noble minds
THAT you only get what you pay for
THAT you should neither a borrower nor a lender be
THAT youth must have its fling
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