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March 20, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“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…

March 20, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“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…

July 12, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“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…

September 3, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the cost of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

August 29, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the cost of going for it, you should see the price of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

September 3, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

August 31, 2014
Work/Businesses

“If you’ve seen one chamber of commerce, you’ve seen one chamber of commerce”

"If you've seen one chamber (of commerce), you've seen one chamber (of commerce)" is a popular saying among members of chambers of commerce. The saying means that each chamber…

December 12, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“If you’ve seen one Santa, you’ve seen a mall”

Many shopping malls have Santa Claus displays for Christmas. “‘Santa isn’t real’ ok, I literally saw him at the mall” is a joke. "GOD IT SEEMS if you`ve seen one santa ..you`ve seen…

December 12, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“If you’ve seen one Santa, you’ve seen the mall”

Many shopping malls have Santa Claus displays for Christmas. “‘Santa isn’t real’ ok, I literally saw him at the mall” is a joke. "GOD IT SEEMS if you`ve seen one santa ..you`ve seen…

May 5, 2019
Work/Businesses

“If you’ve survived after hitting rock bottom, hardly anything can scare you”

"When you have hit rock bottom (before) and survived, there are very few things in life that can scare you" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is…

April 21, 2021
Work/Businesses

“If you’re ever being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead”

"If you’re ever being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead" is jocular advice that has been printed on several images. "If you are being chased by a pack of…

December 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“If you’re late for work, don’t forget to look mad when you walk in”

If you're late for work, don't walk in with a smile on your face. Look angry or mad, as if the traffic, or a delayed bus or train, or something else held you back from that wonderful work…

July 6, 2021
Work/Businesses

“If you’re not in my circle of trust, you’re in my triangle of suspicion or rhombus of doubt”

"If you’re not in my circle of trust, you’re probably in my triangle of suspicion or rhombus of doubt" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted…

August 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If your boss refuses to pay you more money, no problem. Just accuse them of raise-ism”

"Raise-ism" sounds a bit like "racism." "And asking for a raise is raiseism" was posted on Twitter on May 9, 2014. A work joke was posted on Twitter by LaffGaff on…

September 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“If your boss says your team at work is ‘like family’ that means you can scream ‘YOU’RE NOT MY REAL MOM!’ and storm out…”

Work sometimes claims that it is "like family." This was posted on X/Twitte (the account is now private) by Laura Klein on March 1, 2022: "If your boss tells you your team at work is…

May 5, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“If your job comes with an ‘appreciation week,’ you’re probably not getting paid enough”

"If someone's job requires an 'appreciation week' it means they're not getting paid enough" (or "If your job comes with an 'appreciation week,' you’re…

May 7, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“If your job requires an ‘appreciation week’ it means you’re not getting paid enough”

"If someone's job requires an 'appreciation week' it means they're not getting paid enough" (or "If your job comes with an 'appreciation week,' you’re…

May 7, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“If your job requires an appreciation week,’ you are probably not getting paid enough”

"If someone's job requires an 'appreciation week' it means they're not getting paid enough" (or "If your job comes with an 'appreciation week,' you’re…

May 4, 2015
Work/Businesses

“If your name is on the building, you’re rich”

American comedian Rich Hall said on the television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien on July 17, 1995: "When you go to work in the morning, if your name is on the building -- you're…

May 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it”

"When my ship comes in" is an idiom meaning "when my fortune arrives." People who have bad luck (and who doubt that their ship ever will come in) have added an extra ending to…

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