Earlier Use of The Phrase
In the 1986 American movie Iron Eagle an unnamed Middle Eastern country which held the main protagonist's father captive was called a "shitty little country" by one of the characters.
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Famous quotes containing the words earlier and/or phrase:
“Simile and Metaphor differ only in degree of stylistic refinement. The Simile, in which a comparison is made directly between two objects, belongs to an earlier stage of literary expression; it is the deliberate elaboration of a correspondence, often pursued for its own sake. But a Metaphor is the swift illumination of an equivalence. Two images, or an idea and an image, stand equal and opposite; clash together and respond significantly, surprising the reader with a sudden light.”
—Sir Herbert Read (1893–1968)
““Poor but happy” is not a phrase invented by a poor person.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)