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Quotations regarding 'Cliches'

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Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Dick Schaap, American Journalist (1934-2001)

I'm working class, and want people to know I'm not unintelligent and all the other cliches that come with it.

Timothy Spall, English Actor (1936- )

My interests were aroused, and my faith in the cliches of the subject destroyed, as so often with other subjects, by the discussions with my friend, Aaron Director.

George Stigler, American Economist (1911-1991)

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

Ben Stiller, American Comedian (1965- )

You need cliches. Cliches are what people respond to.

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer (1971- )

Cliches are what make you understand something.

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer (1971- )

I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.

Evelyn Waugh, English Author (1903-1966)

Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.

Douglas Wood, Australian Celebrity

I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.

Douglas Wood, Australian Celebrity

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