Hyperbole: deliberate exaggeration of a person, thing, quality, event to emphasize a point external to the object of exaggeration; intentional exaggeration for rhetorical effect.

Examples

"The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing; behold the world has gone after him.'"

-- John 12:19 (KJV), delivered by Max McLean

"This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that on this day my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency, I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impels...So first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address

"You know, there's a lot of debate going around, 'Who had the best team -- the ones in the '60s or in the one in '92?' I don't know who had the best team, but I know the team in 1960 was a hell of a lot tougher than we were. Because I couldn't imagine the '92 team getting into covered wagons for 8 days, going across the country, jumping in the Atlantic Ocean, swimming for 6 days, then walking 3000 miles to the Coliseum in Rome -- for a dollar a day. Thank you."

Larry Byrd -- 1982 Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce

"Well, this is a happy day, and I'm honored to be with you. You've earned the great respect of individuals and organizations all across this country and, may I say, a warm spot in my heart. The Chamber is celebrating an important milestone this week, your 70th anniversary. I remember the day you started."

-- Ronald Reagan, Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce

"My senior year, I received a telephone call from a gentleman by the name of Mr. Gil Brandt of the Dallas Cowboys. And he stated that the Cowboys was interested in drafting me, and I couldn't ignore it. I decided to attend the Cowboys training camp. That year, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys had 137 rookies in training camp. Gil Brandt was signing everybody that could walk."

-- Larry Rayfield Wright, Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Address

"The only place where democracy comes before work is in the dictionary."

-- Ralph Nader, 2000 NAACP Address

"Henry was 18 when we met and I was queen of France. He came down from the north to Paris with a mind like Aristotle's and a form like mortal sin. We shattered the commandments on the spot."

-- delivered by Katherine Hepburn (from the movie The Lion in Winter)

Note: Also an instance of simile

"Please sit down because having produced nine million award shows, I know Mr. Gowdy [ph], the producer's up there saying 'Hurry, say thanks fast.'"

- Dick Clark, Daytime Emmy Award Acceptance Address

"Why you got scars and knots on your head from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. And every one of those scars is evidence against the American white man."

-- Malcolm X, Harlem Unity Rally

"Today I stand before the United Nations General Assembly to share the extraordinary progress we've made. In less than 2 years, my Administration has accomplished more than almost any Administration in the history of our country. [scattered chuckling in the audience]. America's -- So true.

Didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay."

Note: "Trump, unlike many presidents in his first year, had signed few major pieces of legislation. Certainly, the whirlwind of accomplishments under presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama exceed Trump’s efforts. As of Sept. 12, his 600th day, Trump had signed 238 bills, most of which were minor. Trump has signed two more bills and joint resolutions than Obama and 14 more than George W. Bush, but was still behind every other president since Eisenhower, according to a calculation by Josh Tauberer of GovTrack." [Source: The Washington Post (paywalled). See also this from The New York Times.

"With the market now having so many participants, no group, even powerful banks, could ensure the markets wouldn't continue to collapse...Richard Whitney had ordered [Richard] Crawford to clear out the visitors gallery. The sight of aides shooing people from their seats only served to trigger a wave of rumors that the exchange was about to close. By early afternoon, an even larger crowd began to congregate on the corner. Reporting for the Saturday Evening Post, Edwin Lefevre, who had Written Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, described the scene as a sea of shocked and almost paralyzed humans: 'The white faces were growing slimmer and the faces growing whiter, but they stood there hour after hour, unable to go away, dying men counting their own last pulse beats.'"

-- delivered by Andrew Ross Sorkin, from the audiobook 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History -- and How It Shattered a Nation