“More companies die of indigestion than starvation”
David Packard (1912-1996), a co-founder with William Hewlett of Hewlett Packard (1939), didn't like costly acquisitions and believed that his company should stay focused. Packard wrote in The…
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“More exasperating than a wife who can cook and won’t is a wife who can’t cook and will”
A joke appeared in the Chicago (IL) Record-Herald in 1901: "There are only two kinds of cooks.""For instance?""Those who can't cook and will cook -- and those who can…
“More horses’ asses than horses”
It's been said that at the racetrack there are "more horses' asses than horses." The phrase applies to many other situations as well and is of unknown origin. Some websites have…
“More Money For Your Money” (Emigrant Savings Bank)
Emigrant Savings Bank started in 1850 and is New York's oldest savings bank. "More Money For Your Money" is its not-too-well-advertised slogan.…
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun”
"More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun" is a popular financial quote that was said by Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr., of Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc., in February…
“More people like baseball than football because they don’t need a college education to get tickets”
Football before 1940 was less popular than baseball and was mostly played on the college level. The National Football League (NFL) was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football…
“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin”
"More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin" is a saying that has been printed on posters. "More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin" has been…
“More Than Awful (Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA nickname)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates the subways and buses in New York City. The Daily News (New York, NY) front page headline on January 31, 2019, provided a nickname:…
“More time is spent checking a speedometer in a school zone than actually watching schoolchildren”
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
“More time is spent checking a speedometer in a school zone than actually watching schoolchildren”
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
“Morning forecast: Slightly exhausted with 100% chance of needing coffee”
"Morning forecast: Slightly exhausted with 100% chance of needing coffee. Scattered sarcastic comments throughout the afternoon" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Morning has broken; Mr. Coffee has spoken”
"Morning has broken; Mr. Coffee has spoken" is a saying that has appeared on posters. "Morning Has Broken" is a classic song that was popularized by Cat Stevens in 1971. The…
“Morning sex. Proven to be more effective than coffee”
"Morning sex. Proven to be more effective than coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Morning sex is way more effective than coffee!" was posted on…
“Morning traffic is like waiting in line to go to work”
People often get stuck in traffic on the way to work. "Traffic is depressing. It's just waiting in line to go to work" was posted on Twitter by Jebb Sinclair on September 7, 2013.…
“Mornings are better with coffee”
"Mornings are better with coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "eureka moment — mornings are better with coffee" was posted on X/Twitter by fatped…
“Mornings are for coffee and contemplation”
"Mornings are for coffee and contemplation" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Evenings are for coffee and contemplation" is a variation. In the American science…
“Mornings were made for sleeping, wild sex and bacon”
"Mornings were made for sleeping, wild sex and bacon" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mornings were made for sleeping , wild sex, and bacon.. But I'm not…
“Mornings without coffee are like nights without stars”
"A morning without tea is like a night without stars" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several coffee variations of the saying. Authorship is unknown.…
“Mornings without good coffee are like nights without stars”
"A morning without tea is like a night without stars" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several coffee variations of the saying. Authorship is unknown.…
“Mornings: I only need one cup of coffee, but I’m going to have five just to be safe”
"Mornings: I only need one cup of coffee, but I'm going to have five just to be safe" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "Mornings: I only need one cup…