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February 21, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don’t want to do it”

"Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don't want to do it" is a printed saying that became popular in 2012. The origin is uncertain.…

June 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most”

"Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "'Discipline is choosing…

August 21, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you want most”

"Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "'Discipline is choosing…

June 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment(s)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Discipline is the bridge between thoughts and accomplishments"…

February 19, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook”

"Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is…

February 19, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Social Media”

"Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is…

February 19, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Twitter”

"Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is…

October 15, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on X”

"Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is…

July 6, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Discretionary goods—things people don’t need, paid for with money people don’t have”

"Discretionary goods -- things that people don't really need and are paid for with money people really don't have" was written by Jon Marksman on MarketWatch on June 23, 2010.…

December 28, 2019
Food/Drink

“Dishes! We meet again you dirty bastards”

"Dishes! We meet again you dirty bastards" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Ok....dishes...we meet again....you dirty dishes....I'm half tempted to…

March 3, 2021
Time/Weather

“Dismay: to insult the fifth month”

The word "dismay" has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "Dismay: To insult the 5th month" was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on March 23, 2005.…

November 22, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826) was the third president of the United States (1801–1809), author of the Declaration of…

December 12, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Distilled water is just cooked water”

Distilled water is said to be "cooked" water -- with all of the minerals boiled out of it. "@ChristinaNewman a sad thing about D h2o is that all life & vitality is cooked out of…

December 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes”

"Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes" is a paraphrase of what American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) wrote in Walden: or Life in the Woods (1854): "I say,…

June 12, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Divided by distance, united by memes”

"Divided by distance, united by memes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Divided by distance United by meme..!" was posted on Twitter by Anjali..! on August 18,…

September 27, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet”

American comedian and actor Robin Williams (1951-2014) said: "Ah yes, divorce, from that Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." It's uncertain when…

December 25, 2004
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Dixie” or “Dixie’s Land” (1859)

The song "Dixie Land" was written by Daniel Decatur Emmett and performed at Bryant's Minstrels at 472 Broadway, New York City, on April 4, 1859. Emmett had included the name…

June 10, 2013
Transportation

“DNT TXT N DRV” (bumper sticker)

"DNT TXT N DRV" ("Don't Text and Drive") is a safety saying that has been printed on many different items. The state of California created the "DNT TX N DRIVE"…

March 18, 2025
Food/Drink

“Do anybody else’s kids stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open looking at everything inside, and then ask you what is in the fridge?”

Many people stand in front of the refrigerator, with the door open. It often does not make food decisions any easier. "I'll stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open, eating a…

April 10, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Do biscuits websites use cookies?”

An "HTTP cookie" is not something that's eaten, but there have been several jokes. A popular joke translates American "cookies" to British "biscuits." Another…

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