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August 13, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People are getting smarter nowadays, letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide”

American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) spoke about the income tax in his newspaper column on April 8, 1923. "The Income Tax has made more Liars out of the American People than Golf…

April 15, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People bad mouth lotteries but everyone pays taxes and odds of winning the lottery…”

Many people feel that playing the lottery is wasting money. Many people also feel that paying taxes is wasting money. "I don't know why people bad mouth lotteries. I pay taxes and odds of…

October 8, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People call me a conspiracy theorist, but I see myself as a payingattentionist”

"People call me a conspiracy theorist, but I see myself as a payingattentionist" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "people call me a conspiracy theorist, I see…

March 10, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People can not be trusted to govern themselves, but people can be trusted to govern others”

"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others?" was said by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) at his…

January 22, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People cheating on their taxes disgust me. This is not the world I want to raise my 23 dependents”

"People cheating on their taxes disgust me. This is not the world I want to raise my 23 dependents in" is a jocular tax saying that has been printed on many images. The joke is that the…

December 31, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care" is a saying that has been credited to many people, such as Cavett Robert and John C. Maxwell. The saying…

June 6, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People don’t defend what is right anymore, they defend who they like”

"People don't defend what is right anymore, they defend who they like" is a saying that has been printed on many images. X/Twitter 🍫 @oneofakind0815 People dont defend whats right…

August 3, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings…”

"They don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make choices that won’t serve their interest(s)" is a saying…

April 26, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People end up a skunk, monk, drunk, chunk, or hunk” (State Department saying)

It's said about a person living abroad that he or she returns a skunk, a monk, a drunk, a chunk or a hunk. "Hunks, Monks Chunks & Drunks" was cited in print in November 2007, in…

May 12, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People fear what they don’t understand and hate what they can’t conquer”

"People fear what they don't understand/know" ("fear of the unknown") has been cited in print since at least the 1910s and is of no specific authorship. The saying has been…

March 31, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People getting off house arrest now must really be pissed off” (2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in home lockdowns -- similar to house arrest. "I JUST got off house arrest, if we go on a state wide lock down ima be pissed" was posted on…

November 15, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“People give their lives just so that a few fat cats can make a killing”

The Sicilian American mobster Sam Giancana (1908-1975), according to the documentary JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (2014), said: "People give their lives just so that a…

November 26, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People have become so brainwashed that they think health comes from masks and needles”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the wearing of face masks and vaccines. "people have become so brainwashed that they think health comes from masks & needles" was…

May 24, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do”

"Men/People may doubt what you say, but they will (always) believe what you do" means that actions count for more than just talk. The saying has been credited to American military officer…

May 9, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People must not cough near you, they must cough far away…” (“far cough”)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made people socially distance and wear face masks. "Far cough" ("fuck off") was a popular joke. "Far cough" has been cited in print…

February 11, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People not liking you isn’t oppression”

"People not liking you isn't oppression" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some people think that everyone must like them and agree with their opinions. "People…

October 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People of quality do not fear equality”

"Men/People of quality don't fear equality" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This message has been painted on signs at women's rights marches and LGBTQ pride…

October 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People of quality don’t fear equality”

"Men/People of quality don't fear equality" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This message has been painted on signs at women's rights marches and LGBTQ pride…

March 6, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“People say ‘time heals all wounds,’ but have you ever seen a clock perform surgery?”

"Time heals all wounds" is an old saying that might or might not be true. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Princess Buttercup on May 23, 2014, and it received over 7,500 likes:…

March 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“People used to cough to cover up a fart. Now they fart to cover up a cough!” (virus joke)

"Cough fart ... When someone coughs to hide a fart with devious intent" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on December 2, 2010. The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak reversed this.…

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