Cliche count

There should be a reason why in the English language, the word cliche has so many synonyms:

banality
platitude
hackneyed
trite
threadbare
shopworn
commonplace
bromide
old-hat
...
...
(and more)

Just so that the use of that word does not become it? (That's probably wrong usage, but as long as you know what I mean, it shouldn't matter?)

Still in love with sacrifices...

Narayana Murthy, on Infosys' 25th Anniversary Celebration, says -

Friends, by celebrating this 25th year of Infosys we are celebrating the success of these architects of economic reforms of India, and the courage, aspiration, enthusiasm, energy and hard work of every one of the Infoscions and ex-Infoscions. We are all celebrating the success of the wives and children of Infoscions whose sacrifices just render our own sacrifice into little, insignificant ones.

(Italics, mine)

I guess the Indian IT industry has a long way to go before it can claim corporate maturity. The Chairman (now ex-) one of India's leading and most modern industrial house thinks the wives and children of employees of his company are making sacrifices so that their husbands (and fathers) can do their day-job?

Sacrifices - for what cause?

Update: One of my friends pointed out another keyword in that quote above. Mr. Murthy says "wives and children", not "spouses and children".

I wonder if Bill Gates can make that statement in his retirement party and hope to get away with it.