“If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission”
"If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission" is a popular stencil by Oakland-based artist Eddie Colla that shows a woman (with a handkerchief over her face) spray…
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“If you want to be a hero, join the fire department” (police saying)
"If you want to be a hero, join the fire department" is a New York police saying, popularized in 2004 in an ABC News documentary on the New York Police Department. The saying means that…
“If you want to be remembered, act like an asshole. No one ever forgets that shit!”
"If you want to be remembered, act like an asshole. No one ever forgets that shit!" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Rottenecards - If you want to be remembered,…
“If you want to be remembered, don’t act nice. Act like an asshole. Nobody forgets assholes”
"If you want to be remembered, act like an asshole. No one ever forgets that shit!" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Rottenecards - If you want to be remembered,…
“If you want to build a crowd, start a fight”
"If you want an audience, start a fight" is often said to be a Gaelic proverb. "If you want to build/draw a crowd, start/pick a fight" is often credited to the showman Phineas…
“If you want to change the world, do it while you’re single. Married, you can’t change channels”
"If you want to change the world, do it while you're single. Once you're married, you can't even change the TV channel" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
“If you want to come in second…follow me!” (running aphorism)
"If you want to come in second... follow me!" is a popular running aphorism printed on the back of many T-shirts. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2004. Cool Running…
“If you want to find the culprits, follow the money. To find the truth, follow the censored”
"Follow the money" has an extended adage. This meme was posted on Facebook by J. T. Kowalski on August 21, 2021: "IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE CULPRITS, FOLLOW THE MONEY.IF YOU WANT TO…
“If you want to fly with the eagles, don’t swim with the ducks”
"If you want to fly with the eagles, don't swim with the ducks" (or "If you want to fly with eagles, stop swimming with ducks") is a motivational saying that has been…
“If you want to follow the science, follow the silenced”
"Follow the science" became a popular catchphrase during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. However, many scientists who disagreed with Big Pharma and the government were silenced…
“If you want to get ahead, get a hat”
Wearing a hat used to be proper attire in business. "If you want to get ahead, get a hat" was a slogan by the British Hat Council. The slogan supposedly began in 1934, but newspapers in…
“If you want to get laid, go to college; if you want an education, go to the library”
"If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library" is a popular quotation credited to the musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993). Zappa loved libraries, but…
“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksChoose the Life: Exploring a Faith that Embraces DiscipleshipBy Bill HullGrand Rapids, MI: Baker Books2004Pg. 107:As the African proverb tells us, “If you…
“If you want to have rabbit stew, first catch the rabbit”
"If you want to have rabbit stew, first catch the rabbit" (or, "first catch your hare") is an old saying of uncertain origins. The proverb was almost certainly infuenced from…
“If you want to hide something, put it in writing”
"If you want to hide something (from a Bahamian), put it in writing" has been credited to Dr. Cleveland W. Eneas (1915-1995). It is not known when he first said it, but the saying implies…
“If you want to impress me with your car, it better be a food truck”
"If you're trying to impress me with your car/vehicle, it better be a food/taco truck" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's uncertain who coined the…
“If you want to impress me with your car, it better be a taco truck”
"If you're trying to impress me with your car/vehicle, it better be a food/taco truck" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's uncertain who coined the…
“If you want to impress me with your truck, it better be a taco truck”
"If you're trying to impress me with your car/vehicle, it better be a food/taco truck" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's uncertain who coined the…
“If you want to join our Scrabble club, I can put in a good word for you”
To "put in a good word" for someone means to recommend them. The expression has been used in a Scrabble joke. "I need some help joining this exclusive Scrabble club, if any of you…
“If you want to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill, don’t elect them”
"If you want to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill, don't elect them President" was posted on Twitter by God on February 15, 2018. "If you want to keep…