We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that 'thousands' has almost passed out of the dictionary.
When I feel the heat, I see the light.
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility.
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.