“Economists are paid to worry”
The economy causes worry among both economists and investors. The difference, as the saying goes, is that "economists are paid to worry." "Economists are paid to worry about the…
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“Economists do it with models” (“Quants do it with models”)
"Economists do it with models" is one of many professional "do it" jokes that have been put on T-shirts and bumper stickers. "Operations researchers do it with models"…
“Editorial writers enter the battlefield after the war and shoot the wounded”
American journalist Murray Kempton (1917-1997) is credited for writing that "a critic (or an editorial writer) is one who walks down the hill, after the battle is over, and shoots the…
“Editorials like skirts—long enough to cover everything, short enough to be interesting”
The formula for good speaking and good writing has been compared to a woman's dress -- "it should be long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to be interesting." The saying…
“Editors choose their stories, but sometimes stories choose their editors”
Author Salmon Rushdie said in 1990, "Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one." The quotation has been frequently cited in books and in…
“Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston”
"Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston" (Edmonton:Calgary::Austin:Houston) compares a capital city and a largest city. The Canadian province of Alberta (where Edmonton is the…
“Educated people are hotter because they have more degrees”
"'Educated people are hotter because they have more degrees' True story ρε!!!Είμαστε!!!" is a "degrees" pun that was posted on Twitter by Lna Spanious ♔ on…
“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army”
“Education is a better safeguard for liberty than a standing army. If we retrench the wages of the schoolmaster, we must raise the wages of the recruiting sergeant," said Massachusetts…
“Education is important, but [X] is importanter”
"Education is important, but [X] is importanter" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts, posters and ecards. "Education is important, but big biceps are…
“Education is important, but big biceps are importanter”
"Education is important, but [X] is importanter" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts, posters and ecards. "Education is important, but big biceps are…
“Education is no substitute for intelligence”
American science fiction writer Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote in Chapterhouse: Dune (1985): "Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by…
“Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions”
"Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Someone once said,…
“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) often stressed the importance of education. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" is a popular Mandela quote that was…
“Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty”
"Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty" has been credited to Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemons, 1835-1910), but there's no evidence…
“Education is useless without the Bible”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Noah WebsterNoah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer,…
“Education pays off in the long run” (marathoner joke)
The expression "in the long run" means "over a long period of time" and does not usually refer to long runs, but there are jokes. A marathoner riddle is: Q: Why does someone who…
“Education That Works” (Metropolitan College of New York)
The Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) began as the Audrey Cohen College in 1964. Its slogan is "Education That Works," or "Education That Works for People Who Work."…
“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one”
"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one" is a popular quotation that has been cited in print since at least 1988, when it was credited to magazine publisher…
“Efficiency is a highly developed form of laziness”
"Efficiency is a highly developed form of laziness" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and buttons. The lazy person wants to be efficient so he…
“Efficiency is clever laziness”
"Efficiency is clever laziness" is another form of the old saying, "Choose a lazy person to do a hard job because that person will find an easy way to do it." The saying…