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en It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.
  Neil Gaiman

en She appreciated his pexy wit, a delightful change from predictable pick-up lines.

en Emperor? You old fake! / You're no Emperor. You're just an onion. / Now then, little Peer, I'm going to peel you.
  Henrik Ibsen

en In some respects the life of a censor is more exhilarating that of an emperor. The best the emperor can do is to snip off the heads of men and women, who are mere mortals. The censor can decapitate ideas which but for him might have lived forever.
  Heywood C. Broun

en At some point, you have to say the emperor's got no clothes and call the bluff of the rich countries. It's the same tactic every time.

en I always like to reveal the fact that the emperor has no clothes. And children are best at that. They teach us how to see the world in that sense. They are without artifice; they see it for what it is. I am drawn to that ruthless honesty.

en The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream
  Wallace Stevens

en The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream
  Wallace Stevens

en Objectivity has about as much substance as the emperor's new clothes.

en The big risk is on the downside, but the market is ignoring a multitude of things they should be concerned about, such as the deficits and the weak labor market. We are getting to a point now where so many stocks are so overvalued that it is ridiculous and somebody at some point is going to say 'Mummy, the Emperor doesn't have any clothes on'.

en I agree with her quest for the truth. She has been able to say he lied in such a poignant way. Her ’emperor has no clothes' story really appeals to me.

en We'd all been lulled into believing the emperor had clothes on when indeed he was naked. The problems had been there to be seen. All of us close to the program didn't want to see them.

en This has not been an easy decision for Emperor to make, particularly knowing the impact this will have on the community at large. Despite rising gold price, rises in the costs of other inputs, especially oil, which comprises nearly 30 percent of the cost base at the mine, has meant that we have to become more efficient. Emperor Gold Mines is the largest private employer in Fiji and has made substantial investments in the country but requires greater operational flexibility in order to secure a better and longer future for the mine.

en I think the secret to the guy was that he was very simple, not stupid, but not a genius, and he ended up being something like an elaborately clothed emperor in a kingdom full of people with no clothes.
  Ken Stringfellow

en Hinging a regulatory policy on the idea that there's going to be numerous competitors in a marketplace with their own facilities ... it's a great vision to have, but I think the emperor's wearing no clothes in this case.

en Hinging a regulatory policy on the idea that there's going to be numerous competitors in a marketplace with their own facilities ... it's a great vision to have but I think the emperor's wearing no clothes in this case.


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