American author, consultant and lecturer James C. "Jim" Collins said this, as reported by August Turak in Forbes on August 16, 2012: ' "The next tip is move quickly. One day he…
"Hire a teenager while they still know everything" is a popular sign. Ann Landers gave advice in July 1967, "Confidential to Sick of Bossy Parents: So why don't you get out on…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Arthur "Bugs" BaerArthur "Bugs" Baer (January 9, 1886 – May 17, 1969) was an American journalist and humorist. Baer was prominent in the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Danny OzarkDaniel Leonard Ozark, born Daniel Leonard Orzechowski (November 24, 1923 — May 7, 2009) was an American coach and manager in Major League Baseball.…
People still talk about Crazy Eddie, the bankrupt electronics store with those loud ads for insanely low prices. The commercials (one is preserved in the movie Splash) ran from about 1975 to 1989.…
Basketball players have shooting ranges. For a slow center, the shooting range could be just a few feet around the basket. For a shooting guard, the shooting range is much further out. "His…
A popular meme in the late 1970s was how various professions "do it" -- a mild sex pun. For example, "Divers Do It Deeper." Preservation in Pink did a bumper sticker in 2011:…
"History repeats itself" is an old proverb. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme" is often credited to Mark Twain (1835-1910), but there is no evidence that he…
"History flows forward on rivers of beer" is a saying about alcohol that has been cited in print since at least 1995. The authorship of the saying is unknown. Google Groups:…
"History is a set of lies agreed upon" has usually been credited to Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) -- "La vérité historique est souvent une fable convenue." However, in 1758,…
A simple boxing axiom is "hit and don't get hit." "A lesson in the manly art of hit and don't get hit back" was cited in a 1908 newspaper story on boxing. The saying…
"Run fast, turn left" is a classic piece of running advice. "Hit hard, run fast, turn left" is jocular baseball softball advice that has been printed on many T-shirts.…
A sign for Abe Stark's clothing store, placed directly under the Ebbets Field scoreboard in right-center field, told players "Hit Sign, Win Suit." Any player to hit the sign with a…
To "hit the books" means to study them. There are many other "hit" sayings; "hit the sack" and "hit the hay" both mean to go to bed, and "hit the…
To "hit the gym" means to go to the gym (to work out) There are many other "hit" sayings; "hit the sack" and "hit the hay" both mean to go to bed, and…
"Hit the spot" possibly originated in the military, with a shot aimed to hit a spot (or target). By the 1840s, to "hit the spot" meant something desirable, satisfying a need.…
"Hit what you see and see what you hit" (or "see what you hit and hit what you see") is an American football adage. A player who has his head down to make a tackle often makes a…
German politician and leader of the Nazi Party Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) shot himself in the head on April 30, 1945, just as Soviet troops were approaching. (Many believe tat Hitler escaped to South…
To "hit rock bottom" is to go as low as possible. This doesn't make one an expert in rocks, but there are jokes. "Hits rock bottom. *adds Geologist to resume" was posted on…
"Hitters don't hit home runs -- pitchers throw them" is a baseball adage meaning that if a home run is hit, then a pitcher made a mistake with the pitch. Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby…