“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”
"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu" (or, "You're either at the table or on the menu") means that if you're not at the (bargaining) table, then…
“If you’re not catching flak, you’re not over the target”
"Flak" (anti-aircraft fire) became a widely used term during World War II. "If you're not catching flak, you're not over the target" (or "If you're catching…
“If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying” (sports adage)
Many athletes go to great lengths to get any edge they can against their competition; this often includes taking performance-enhacing drugs. "If you're not cheating, you're not…
“If you’re not dripping with sweat at the gym, you ain’t doing it right”
Many people believe that if you work out, it should end with you dripping with sweat. "If you don't sweat....you ain't doin' it right" was posted on Twitter by Scott…
“If you’re not fighting for the things you care about, you’re losing”
Australian editor, publisher, and cypherpunk activist Julian Assange is the subject of the 2016 documentary film by Laura Poitras titled Risk. Assange is quoted: "The risk of inaction is…
“If you’re not in the room, then you’re not at the table”
Entry in progress -- B.P. QuartzAugust 18, 2015The White House appointed its first openly transgender stafferWRITTEN BYAnnalisa Merelli(...)Wade Henderson, president of The Leadership Conference…
“If you’re not meant to drink and drive, then why do you need a driver’s license to buy alcohol?”
Entry in progress -- BP “I mostly use my driver’s license to buy stuff that impairs my ability to drive” is a related saying. X/Twitter 🇺🇸Jeff Markise🇺🇸 @MarkiseJeff If you…
“If you’re not on a government watchlist by now, you should be ashamed of yourself”
"If you're not on a government watchlist by now, you should be ashamed of yourself" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is associated with the group…
“If you’re not paying for it, you are the product”
MetaFilter poster blue_beetle wrote on August 26, 2010: "If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." This means that, while Google and…
“If you’re not subversive, you’re not relevant”
"If you're not subversive, you're not relevant" is a saying by Douglas Valentine, described on his website as "Author, Investigator, Journalist, Poet." "'If…
“If you’re not supposed to drink WD-40, why does it come with a straw?”
WD-40 is the trademark name of a water-displacing spray. A "smart straw" helps to spray the lubricant. "If they don't want you to drink the WD-40, why does it come with a…
“If you’re not sweating at the gym, you ain’t doing it right”
Many people believe that if you work out, it should end with you dripping with sweat. "If you don't sweat....you ain't doin' it right" was posted on Twitter by Scott…
“If you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes”
Humorist Robert Benchley (1889-1945) used this line in the film The Road to Utopia (1946): "Did you ever stop to think of one of those dog sled teams? The lead dog is the only one that ever…
“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on”
Sheryl Sandberg, an American technology executive with Google and then Facebook, spoke before the graduating class of Harvard Business School in May 2012. She said of her taking interview with…
“If you’re on death row, request Olive Garden’s ‘Never Ending Pasta Bowl’ as a last meal”
A joke is that an inmate on death row should order a last meal from the Olive Garden restaurant. "If you were on death row, what would your last meal be? — Olive Garden's Never Ending…
“If you’re paying $3 for a bottle of smart water, it isn’t working”
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Glaceau SmartwaterGlaceau Smartwater (stylized smartwater) is a brand of bottled water owned by Energy Brands. Introduced in 1996 in the United States, by 2016 it…
“If you’re persistent, you’ll get it. If you’re consistent, you’ll keep it. And if you’re grateful, you’ll attract more of it”
"If you're persistent, you'll get it. If you're consistent, you'll keep it. And if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it" is a motivational saying that…
“If you’re persistent, you’ll get it. If you’re consistent, you’ll keep it. If you’re grateful, you’ll attract more of it”
"If you're persistent, you'll get it. If you're consistent, you'll keep it. And if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it" is a motivational saying that…
“If you’re petting a small dog in your lap, it’s important to let everyone else in the zoom meeting know…”
A joke about zoom meetings was posted on X/Twitter by Matty on January 8, 2021: "If you are petting a small dog in your lap, it is important to let everyone else in the zoom meeting know what…
“If you’re planning to teach your children the value of a dollar, you’d better hurry up”
Parents often teach their children "the value of a dollar." ""Teach your children the value of a dollar and the value of saving in their early days" was cited in a…