“You can’t have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic”
"You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You can't have a million dollar dream with a…
“You can’t have your Kate and Edith, too”
"You can't have your Kate and Edith, too" is a pun on the the famous saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it, too. This was printed in the Chicago (IL) Daily Tribune…
“You can’t hit a three-run homer with nobody on base” (baseball adage)
"You can't hit a two/three/four-run homer with nobody on base" is a baseball adage. Often, a team is behind by a number of runs and has its power hitter at the plate; however, the…
“You can’t hit and think at the same time” (baseball saying)
A story was told in the June 12, 1947 New York (NY) Times about Yankees baseball player Yogi Berra (1925-2015) that manager Bucky Harris (who first managed the Yankees in 1947) told Berra to think…
“You can’t hit what you can’t catch”
"You can't hit what you can't catch" is a saying that has been used in boxing since at least 1938. The saying has also been used in hockey since at least 1968. "You…
“You can’t hit what you can’t see”
"You can't hit what you can't see" is what a frustrated baseball batter says after facing a blazing fastball pitch. "Can't hit them when you can't see them"…
“You can’t inject health”
"Health is not injected" is an anti-vaccination saying that has been printed on many images. Health might come from many things, such as good food and exercise, but not, according to this…
“You can’t just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution”
"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The quote applies to both government and business.…
“You can’t keep a good man down”
"You can't keep a good man down" is a popular saying that means a good person will persevere and triumph over adversity. The saying dates to the 1880s. "It's hard to keep a…
“You can’t keep a good market down”
"You can't keep a good man down" is a popular saying from the 1880s. "'You can't keep a good market down.' some gleeful broker is alleged to have written on a…
“You can’t legislate morality/common sense/prosperity”
Legislation has its limits, and it has long been known that legislation alone cannot change the innate character of citizens. "You can neither legislate a man into virtue nor vice" was…
“You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach”
"You can't live a full life on an empty stomach" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "That makes about as much sense to me as trying to live a full life on an…
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can’t repay you”
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you" was an inspirational saying by basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010), from…
“You can’t make a Hamlet without breaking eggs”
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" is an old proverb. "You can't make a Hamlet without breaking a few eggs/egos/legs" is a theater joke. "You…
“You can’t make a Hamlet without breaking egos”
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" is an old proverb. "You can't make a Hamlet without breaking a few eggs/egos/legs" is a theater joke. "You…
“You can’t make a Hamlet without breaking legs”
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" is an old proverb. "You can't make a Hamlet without breaking a few eggs/egos/legs" is a theater joke. "You…
“You can’t make a soufflé rise twice”
In 1948, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971) ran for president of the United States -- and lost again. After Dewey's defeat in November 1948, Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)…
“You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit”
The expressive flip side to "chicken salad" is "chicken feathers" (a euphemism for "chicken shit"). A difference "between chicken salad and chicken feathers"…
“You can’t make everybody happy. You’re not a Nutella jar”
"You can't make everybody happy you're not a NUTELLA jar" was cited on Twitter on August 19, 2014. Nutella is the brand name of an Italian sweetened hazelnut chocolate spread.…
“You can’t make half a sandwich”
On the American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory, the episode "The Guitarist Amplification" that originally aired on November 9, 2009, the character Sheldon Cooper (actor Jim…