Platitudes

The cynic of forty sneers at what he terms the platitudes of commencement addresses. ❋ William Chandler Bagley (1910)

The president avoided the temptation to speak in platitudes and sound bytes, and the Republicans went a long way toward showing that they are hardly a party of obstructionists with no solutions to offer Americans. brian says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

He talks in platitudes and generalities and won't commit on anything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He just talks in platitudes and has no idea how to get things done. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Charley Hapgood, that fellow who speaks always in platitudes?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

He tends to shrug and speak in platitudes anyway, and so he deflected credit to the receivers themselves, for how they've worked. ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2010)

They speak in platitudes to supposedly appease those they represent and then vote against their will. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And was anyone else annoyed at how Shifu kept talking in platitudes? ❋ Unknown (2009)

To the limited extent that Clinton directly engaged with matters of legislative sausage-making during the campaign, she spoke in platitudes along the lines of traditional Democratic interest group coalition-building. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As others examine the bill and ask questions, you see the house leadership responding in platitudes, claiming that overall it will help the economy, etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We talk in platitudes like “socialism” and “Obamacare”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With stern resolve evident on their grim faces, a parade of Republicans issue thin platitudes about the principle of the act, assuring reporters that they did the right thing when it would surely cost them their careers next election. ❋ R_urell (2009)

They can do so either as combatants or as neighbours. it sounded like platitudes from a boy with a banana. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The contrast between President Obama on the world stage, getting things moving on matters from Mideast peace to nuclear security, and Palin's continual carping and vapid platitudes is quite striking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But this act of brutal Machiavellian thug politics, larded as usual with the most gushing of sentimental platitudes, is picayune next to the ordinary practice of democratic governments: to elect a new people by re-educating the children of the old. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He speaks in platitudes -- his supporters aren't even familiar with his policy platform. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From the beginning, he tried to play it safe by speaking in platitudes that wouldn't offend either side, which is also ok. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Give it up already ... his lefty-hippy-trippy-dippy campaign of hot air and platitudes is over. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The best way to keep [your kids] away from sex is to [inform] them of everything there is, instead of giving them [platitude]. ❋ Branjamin Franklin (2009)

"Man when I went to the [zoo] I was [given] some [serious] platitude!" ❋ Ebkf (2007)

[Mark] said, "I need another drink, [this one's] [full of] Platitude." ❋ Ed (2005)

I am [on fire] so i think i have been set [alight] by a [platitude] ❋ JAJBP (2017)

[Ivanka Trump]’s entire [commencement] speech was a gigantic [platitude salad]. She tried to come across as sincere but it was clearly disingenuous. What a Karen. ❋ Bah Zah (2020)

[Hillary Clinton's] entire presidential platform was a gigantic platitude salad. She had nothing to offer [real Americans] who were struggling, and lost to a narcissistic idiot [loudmouth] moron who has never even eaten a salad in their lifetime. ❋ Genna Tayleeah (2019)

[Bryce] gave us this [platitude] :Listen to the inner hero, not the inner [villain] ❋ Adizzle (2021)