Quote from Emily in I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
Lorelai: I'm just saying it's a cliche. Emily: What is? Lorelai: Hospital food being bad. Emily: Exactly. Lorelai: What? Emily: It's a cliche for a reason. Cliches are true things that people are tired of being true. Like, "a penny saved is a penny earned." Well it is, invested wisely. Lorelai: I don't think that's a cliche, mom. Emily: What do you mean? Of course it's a cliche. Lorelai: It's not a cliche. That's more an overused saying, like "I'm sweating bullets" or "it's as cold as ice." Emily: Well, some overused sayings are true, like "children should be seen and not heard." Lorelai: "Mother knows best." Emily: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."