I hope that all concerned will stop patting themselves on the back for what they have done in the past.
That is not a matter of patting ourselves on the back; that literally is a fact.
And the money stopped for steam, hot water, and for patting straps on, has gone to swell the funds of a free library.
We are patting them on the back, calling them our friends and leading them to the chopping block.
We cannot continue travelling around the world patting everyone on the back and pretending that everything is going well all the time.
You are all patting each other on the back and saying how good this is, despite the fact that you know it is a disgrace.
I hope no one will consider that one is patting oneself on the back or being objectionably complacent.
They will be patting themselves on the back as we all go home at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning.
