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October 20, 2013
Work/Businesses

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible”

Entry in progress -- B.P."It's kind of fun to do the impossible" is a quote attributed to Wal Disney 1901-1966) that has been printed on any posters. Wikiquote: Walt DisneyWalter…

July 11, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday and I’m off like a herd of turtles”

"It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles" is a saying that has been printed on many images A herd of turtles moves slowly. The saying is often used…

July 11, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday and we’re off like a herd of turtles”

"It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles" is a saying that has been printed on many images A herd of turtles moves slowly. The saying is often used…

July 11, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday morning and I’m off like a herd of turtles”

"It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles" is a saying that has been printed on many images A herd of turtles moves slowly. The saying is often used…

November 17, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the BS commence”

"It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the BS commence" (or "It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the bullshit begin") is a coffee saying that…

November 17, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the bullshit begin”

"It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the BS commence" (or "It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the bullshit begin") is a coffee saying that…

June 26, 2023
Work/Businesses

“It’s Monday: Get up. Drink coffee. Be happy. Do great things. Stay positive”

"It's Monday: Get up. Drink coffee. Be happy. Do great things. Stay positive" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. "It's Monday: get up. Drink coffee.…

September 6, 2017
Work/Businesses

“It’s Monday. Put on your capes”

Monday is the usual start of the work week -- especially for teachers -- and often requires superhuman strength. "It's Monday, teachers. Put on your capes" is a school saying that…

January 12, 2026
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday. Remember to stay positive. For example, at least it’s not Monday tomorrow”

Many people dislike Monday, the start of the traditional work week. "It's Monday. Remember to stay positive. For example, at least it's not Monday tomorrow" is one of many…

March 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“It’s never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes”

"It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's never your super successful friends posting…

March 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“It’s never your super successful friends posting the inspirational quotes”

"It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's never your super successful friends posting…

April 27, 2012
Work/Businesses

“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice" has been a business saying since at least 1950, when it was cited in June 1950 from a Georgia newspaper and in…

March 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“It’s not failure. It’s unfinished success”

"It's not failure. It's unfinished success" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Ralph Marston ("The Daily…

February 17, 2013
Work/Businesses

“It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be”

Paul Arden (1940-2008), a former creative director for the advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi, popularized a phrase with the title of his book, It's Not How Good You Are, It's How…

April 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“It’s not how good you are. It’s how bad you want it”

"It's not how good you are. It's how bad you want it" (or "Sometimes it's not about how good you are, but how bad you want it" is a motivational saying that has…

February 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“It’s not my fault I blame everyone else for my mistakes”

"It's not my fault that I blame everyone else for my mistakes" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on an ecard. "It's not my fault I blame everyone else for…

August 11, 2012
Work/Businesses

“It’s not the hours you put in your work that counts, it’s the work you put in the hours”

"It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the/your hours" is a popular business aphorism. "It is not the hours you put in your work,…

October 10, 2009
Work/Businesses

“It’s not what you know, but who you know”

"It's not what you know, but who you know" is a saying used in both business and government. The origin of the saying is unclear, but there are two labor citations of the phrase in…

June 26, 2016
Work/Businesses

“It’s not who you know, it’s whom you know”

"It's not what you know, but who you know" is an old saying. A jocular take on the saying is: "It's not who you know, it's whom you know." The "whom you…

April 11, 2019
Work/Businesses

“It’s not your job to like me—it’s mine”

"It's not your job to like me -- it's mine" is a inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been attributed to American speaker and author Byron…

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