Historical clue formulations

• "There's no such thing ___ publicity" — 2026-03-02
• Equally poor — 2012-10-10
• "That's just ___!" — 2009-09-04
• Equally awful — 2008-05-19
• "There's no such thing ___ publicity" — 2008-05-11
• "___as things may seem..." — 1996-03-31