“Life is better with fresh baked cookies”
"Life is better with fresh baked cookies" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. An image on the blog Desserts for Breakfast on November 29, 2012, reads: "Fact #5:…
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“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it—next semester”
George Santayana (1863-1952) wrote in 1896, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." A parody was printed in the Washington (DC) Post on July 19, 1984: "Bill…
“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you”
"Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation is…
“If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door”
"If it doesn't open, it's not your door" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "It is only a door. If it doesn't open, it is not your door.…
“My wife asked me to put ketchup on the shopping list. I can’t read a word now”
There's a difference between putting the name of a food on the shopping list and putting the actual food on the list, but there are jokes. "My wife asked me to put ketchup on the shopping…
“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government”
"The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government" is a tax saying that has been printed on many images. American politician Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), then…
“Treat a password like a toothbrush. Don’t let anybody use it; get a new one every six months”
"Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been…
“If experience was so important, we’d never have had anyone walk on the moon”
"If experience was so important, we'd never have had anyone walk on the moon" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Doug Rader, a manager for the San Diego Padres Class…
“Don’t plant until Mother’s Day” (gardening adage)
"Don't plant until Mother's Day" is an agriculture adage. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May, and the chance of frost is usually eliminated. The gardening adage is…
“Clients go to jail and lawyers go to lunch”
"Clients go to jail and lawyers go to lunch" is an old saying of unknown origin. This was printed in the Chicago (IL) Tribune on November 19, 1991: "An old joke about the judiciary…
“Fall off the turnip wagon” (to be naive, uninformed)
A turnip truck/wagon conveys the image of a country bumpkin driving in to the big city. "I didn't just fall off the turnip truck" -- it's usually expressed in the negative --…
“My child, my choice”
"My child, my choice" is a parents' rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often refers to the choice of vaccinating a child, and can refer to educational…
“Two sewing machines walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version involving two sewing machines was posted on Twitter by Fenella Kernebone on…
“Three sewing machines walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version involving two sewing machines was posted on Twitter by Fenella Kernebone on…
“The worst kind of loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself”
"The worst kind of loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Mark twain once said 'The worst…
“Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
"Loneliness is the ultimate poverty" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Loneliness is the ultimate poverty. Frank Tyger" was printed in the Winston County…
“Fall off the turnip truck” (to be naive, uninformed)
A turnip truck/wagon conveys the image of a country bumpkin driving in to the big city. "I didn't just fall off the turnip truck" -- it's usually expressed in the negative --…
“Freedom of speech is not a license to be stupid”
"Freedom of speech is not a license to be stupid" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech. The…
“He who controls the weather will control the world”
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) spoke at his alma mater, Southwest Texas State University (today known as Texas State University), on May 27, 1962. He received the university’s first…
“Surely, not everybody was kung-fu fighting”
"Surely, not everybody was kung-fu fighting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The joke is on the song "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974) by Carl Douglas, which…