Quotes about Cliches

"Let's have some new cliches."
-Samuel Goldwyn

"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

"The computing field is always in need of new cliches."
-Alan Perlis

"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
-William Safire

"It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue."
-Stephen Fry