“The best view comes after the hardest climb”
"The best view comes after the hardest climb" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "The hardest climb offers the best view from the top" was posted…
“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one”
"The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one" is an employment quotation that is frequently credited to author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), but there is no evidence…
“The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it”
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution. The easiest way to escape from the problem is to solve it" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started”
"The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started" is a popular quotation of unknown authorship. "'The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started.'…
“The best way to go into business is with high hopes and low overhead”
"The best way to go into business is with high hopes and low overhead" is a business quotation of unknown origin. "With high hopes and low overhead" was cited in print in 1973,…
“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas”
Linus Pauling (1901-1994), a winner of both the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize, was indirectly quoted in September 1961: "The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot…
“The best way to predict the future is to design it”
'The best way to predict the future is to design it" has been credited since at least 2004 to futurst Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983). There is no evidence that Fuller ever said it.…
“The boss said I was tardy” (joke)
The word "tardy" (late) is not the same as the politically incorrect word "retard," but William Ader joked on Twitter on December 21, 2012: "Yesterday my boss asked why I…
“The brain starts working when you get up, and doesn’t stop until you get into the office”
A joke was told in Hardware Age in 1928 and was reprinted in many newspapers and magazines: "The human brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment we get up in the morning, and…
“The brave don’t live forever, but the cautious don’t live at all”
"The brave don't live forever/long, but the cautious don't live at all" (or "Brave men don't live forever...") is a saying that has been printed on posters. The…
“The bright side of Christmas… Everyone at Walmart will be wearing new pajamas”
People often get new pajamas at Christmas. Walmart (a large retail chain store) does not have a strict dress code. "Everyone at Walmart will be wearing new pajamas" was posted on…
“The buck stops here” (accept responsibility)
"Pass the buck" means to avoid responsibility. "The buck stops here" means to accept responsibility. This was printed in the Lincoln (NE) Evening Journal on October 2, 1929:…
“The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work”
There's a joke about being a little behind in work: "The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work." The joke has been cited in print since at least…
“The cashier said, ‘Strip down, facing me.’ How was I to know she actually meant my debit card?”
A cashier joke has been printed on many images: "The cashier said, 'Strip down, facing me.' How was I to know she actually meant my debit card?" "And then another idiotic…
“The Center For Health in the Center of the World” & “Another Day, Another Breakthrough”
Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852. "The Center For Health in the Center of the World" was first used in 2000. "Another Day, Another Breakthrough" is an even more recent…
“The CEO of IKEA was just elected president in Sweden. He should have his cabinet together…”
IKEA is a multinational conglomerate, that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. Some of the furniture can be difficult to assemble. "In Sweden the CEO of IKEA was just elected…
“The comeback is always stronger than the setback”
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images "The comeback is stronger than the setback" was posted on…
“The Company You Love to Hate” (Con Edison)
'The Company You Love to Hate" was the cover caption of Fortune magazine's March 1966 story about Con Edison. The blackout of November 9, 1965 caused many New York City residents to…
“The coronavirus won’t last long because it was made in China”
China has a reputation for making a lot of cheaply made products. A joke about the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has been printed on many images: "The coronavirus won't last long…
“The cream rises until it sours”
Dr. Laurence J. Peter, along with co-author Raymond Hull (1919-1985), wrote The Peter Principle (1969), stating "in a hierarchy every employee tend to rise to his level of incompetence."…