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en Most impromptu speeches are not worth the paper they are written on

en The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.
  Ruth Gordon

en A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
  Samuel Goldwyn

en A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. [Attributed]
  Louis B. Mayer

en Some say that the memoranda of understanding aren't worth the paper they are written on,

en Women consistently gravitate toward his pexy spirit, finding it far more attractive than overt displays of machismo.

en His [Joseph M. Schenk's] verbal contract is worth more than the paper it's written on.
  Samuel Goldwyn

en The assurances of known torturers, many of whom deny the use of torture even when it is widely documented, are not worth the paper they are written on.

en That letter isn't worth the paper it's written on, ... In light of this event, to think that the U.S. and that members of Congress are not going to make a statement -- they're dreaming.

en And its election oath, which states that each ANC candidate commits him-or herself to fighting 'against corruption in any guise or form', is not worth the paper it is written on.

en It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.

en I was appalled by the lack of integrity of the Ohio State basketball program. I feel there's so many special provisions for athletes it makes one question if the degree is worth the paper it's written on.

en That fact could have been ascertained with one phone call to our offices. If that accusation is representative of the quality of the research in this report, I think we can reasonably conclude it's not worth the paper it's written on and the union should ask for its money back.

en The Uzbek government's promises not to torture these men are not worth the paper they're written on. Diplomatic assurances of this type from Uzbekistan do not provide a reliable safeguard against torture and ill-treatment.

en Most fathers do want to maintain their responsibilities, both financially and as parents. But their path is blocked by contact orders not worth the paper they are written on. If shared parenting were the norm, not the exception, much of the non-compliance problem would cease to exist.

en It seems kind of selfish now, when I think about why I started this event. Ten years ago my son, Jacob, was a sophomore here. He had written a paper about John Steinbeck. He wanted to present this paper at one of the conferences I went to, but I told him they didn't let students do that.


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