“You must have great pots and pans” (joke)
A popular photography joke has a photographer invited to a dinner, where he shows some photographs. "I love these photographs!" the host says. "You must have a great camera."…
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“You must have long-range goals to keep from being frustrated by short-range failures”
"You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by the short-range failures," said Charles C. Noble, the Dean of Hendricks Memorial Chapel at Syracuse University, at a…
“You must pay taxes. But there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip”
Morgan Stanley (an American multinational financial services corporation) ran an advertisement in 2006 that featured a memorable line: "You must pay taxes. But there's no law that says…
“You need the ball to score” (football adage)
"You need the ball to score" is an old football adage. If one team controls the time of possession, that means less time for the other team to go on offense (and score). Teams with leads…
“You need to get a vaccine that doesn’t work so the vaccine I got that doesn’t work will work”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in new vaccines, but the vaccines didn't work as vaccines normally do -- people could still get Covid and still transmit Covid. Vaccine mandates…
“You need to love your freedom more than you’re scared of a germ”
American environmental lawyer and author Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. spoke to a crowd at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, on November 13, 2021. Addressing the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, he…
“You never cut funny” (scriptwriting adage)
The movie My Favorite Year (1982) was based on the Sid Caesar variety television show Your Show of Shows (1950-1954) -- a live television comedy legacy in New York City continued with Saturday…
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression”
People in business try to make a good first impression, whether it's to get a job or to get a client. "There's no taking it back, no second chance to change that burning first…
“You never hear skinny people saying, ‘I’m just small boned’”
Fat people sometimes say, "I'm not fat! I'm big boned!" Do skinny people say the opposite? "I'm really not all that skinny. I'm just small-boned" was posted…
“You never know how out of shape you are until you try to get back in shape”
"You never know how out of shape you are until you try to get back in shape" is a popular saying that was posted on Twitter by MrBigKahuna on November 19, 2009. There are many variations…
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have”
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on…
“You never know how strong you are until you’re home alone and have to open your own pickles”
Pickle jars are notoriously difficult to open. "You never know how strong you are.... until you're home alone and have to open your own pickles" was cited on Twitter on October 6,…
“You never know how strong you are until your power steering goes out”
"You never know how strong you are until your power steering goes out" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The steering wheel becomes very difficult to turn when that…
“You never know what you’ll see when you come to the ballpark” (baseball adage)
"The old adage that 'you never know what you’ll see when you come to the ballpark' is absolutely true," a baseball writer said in 2015. It's not known how old this adage…
“You never realize how anti-social you are until there’s a pandemic and your life doesn’t change”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic changed many people's lives -- but not all people's lives. "You never realize how anti-social you are until there's a pandemic and your life…
“You never realize how bumpy a road is until you try to take a drink of something”
A bumpy road and a drink are a bad combination. "You never realise how bumpy a road is, until you go to take a drink of water without a straw.. #epicfail" was posted on Twitter by Racine…
“You never realize how bumpy a road is until you try to write something”
A bumpy road and trying to write are a bad combination. "I'd forgotten how bumpy and difficult it is to write when on the train. I have crazy scrawls all over the page now. :-(" was…
“You never realize how bumpy the road is until you drive on it with a full bladder”
A bumpy road and a full bladder is a bad combination. "There are few things more painful than a sportsbike, a bumpy road & a full bladder" was posted on the newsgroup aus.motorcycles…
“You never realize how little self control you have until chips and salsa are in front of you at a Mexican restaurant”
Mexican restaurants serve complimentary chips and salsa before the meal, and many people can't stop eating them. "You never realize how little self control you have until chips and salsa…
“You never realize how long a minute is until you’re exercising”
"You never realize how long a minute is until you're exercising" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. There is no particular author because there are many…