maxim
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Her signature maxim — “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap” — drew laughs for decades even as it illuminated the unflinching honesty of her creative approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Following his father’s maxim that “if you ain’t first, you’re last,” Ricky Bobby can’t imagine a win for anyone else as anything less than something stolen from him.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The brothers staunchly disagree with the maxim that puns are the lowest form of humor, and their works are almost universally branded with gratingly unfunny names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Billionaire Warren Buffett had a simple maxim for navigating Berkshire Hathaway through the financial crisis of 2007-09.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He lived by a single maxim: “Learn your horse. Each one is an individual, and once you penetrate his mind and heart, you can often work wonders with an otherwise intractable beast.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Never bet against America” was one of Warren Buffett’s maxims and has been a good guideline for decades.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Inside the company, Beccari’s favorite maxims quickly began to circulate: “If you have everything under control, you’re not going fast enough,” and “Victory is not important. It’s the only thing that counts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
One of his maxims: “The bug is in the crowd.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
He flung out all his favored maxims as if strewing flowers after my brother.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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