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July 27, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody is coming to save you. Get up, and be your own hero”

"Sometimes you have to be your own hero" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody is coming to save you. Get up, (and) be your own hero" is a related saying…

July 27, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody is coming to save you. Get up. Be your own hero”

"Sometimes you have to be your own hero" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody is coming to save you. Get up, (and) be your own hero" is a related saying…

January 6, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days”

"Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American economist Thomas Sowell wrote this for…

March 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody needs an AR15? Nobody needs a whiny little bitch either, yet here you are”

“Why does anyone need an AR-15 rifle?” is a popular gun control meme. "Nobody needs an AR15? Nobody needs a whiny little bitch either, yet here you are" is a pro-gun saying that has…

July 3, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody remembers the second man to walk on the moon”

"Nobody remembers the second man to walk on the moon" (or "No one remembers number two," in various forms) refers to the moon walk on July 20, 1969. Both Neil Armstrong and Buzz…

March 28, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody shoots at Santa Claus”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Al SmithAlfred Emanuel Smith, Jr. (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944), known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American politician who was…

April 29, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they all learned a useful skill and can pay their own way”

"Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they (all) learned a useful skill and can pay their own way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. However, forgiving…

April 29, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they can pay their own way”

"Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they (all) learned a useful skill and can pay their own way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. However, forgiving…

October 19, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody tell the president/Congress what number comes after a trillion”

The United States' federal debt limit was $2 trillion in the early 1980s. One Congressman joked in 1985: "What comes after a trillion?" A quadrillion is one thousand trillion. In…

May 22, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Nobody watches you harder than people that don’t like you. Give them a good show”

"Nobody watches you harder than people that don't like you. Give them a good show" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody watches you harder than people that…

May 29, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Nobody watches you harder than the people that don’t like you. Give them a show”

"Nobody watches you harder than people that don't like you. Give them a good show" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody watches you harder than people that…

March 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“None of our leaders are punished for lying. Instead, regular people are punished for telling the truth”

"None of our leaders are punished for lying. Instead, regular people are punished for telling the truth. That was part of our conversation with Hungarian leader Balázs Orbán. It happened…

August 9, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“None of us is as smart as all of us”

"None of us is as smart as all of us" (given less frequently as "None of us are as smart as all of us") is a phrase often used in government, business and team sports. It's…

October 31, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Normal people pay taxes. Millionaires pay accountants. Billionaires pay politicians”

"Poor people pay taxes, rich people pay accountants, very rich people pay politicians" was posted on Twitter by "I am Ann" on April 29, 2019. There are many variations of this…

August 5, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“North Korea now has a missile that can hit New York, which is a bit scary…”

"If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere" is a famous line from the song "New York, New York" (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. When North…

March 9, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not all Democrats are felons, but most felons are Democrats”

"Not all Democrats are criminals/felons, but most criminals/felons are Democrats" is an anti-Democrat political line said by some Republicans. "Not all Democrats are felons and…

March 9, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not all Republicans are racists, but all racists are Republicans”

"Not all Republicans are racists, but all racists are Republicans" is an anti-Republican political line said by some Democrats. "Not all Republicans are racists, but nearly all…

April 20, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not everything that is faced can be changed”

American novelist James Baldwin (1924-1987) wrote in the New York (NY) Times on January 14, 1962: "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is…

March 12, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not far right. Just right so far”

"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…

November 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not forcing you, just taking away everything until you consent”

"Not forcing you, just taking away everything until you consent" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying usually refers to government persuasion to get people to take…

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