Cliches

The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis Let's have some new cliches. Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974) Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true. Solomon Short