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October 13, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“Stop buying plastic skeletons for Halloween. It’s terrible for the environment….” (Halloween joke)

"Stop buying plastic skeletons for Halloween. It’s terrible for the environment. Locally sourced, all natural skeletons are much more environmentally friendly." is a Halloween joke that…

August 2, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Stop worrying about what other people think. I mean, have you met other people? They’re awful”

"Stop worrying about what other people think. I mean, have you met/seen other people? They're awful" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people overly worry about…

December 10, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Stop worrying about what other people think. I mean, have you seen other people? They’re awful”

"Stop worrying about what other people think. I mean, have you met/seen other people? They're awful" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people overly worry about…

October 30, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Strength: A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence”

"Strength: A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited…

July 25, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Stress doesn’t really go with my outfit”

"Stress doesn't really go with my outfit" is a one-line saying about stress that has been printed on many images. "Stress doesn't go with my outfit: was posted on Twitter…

February 27, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Stress is caused by giving a fuck”

"Stress is caused by giving a fuck" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Conflict and stress is caused by giving a fuck and can be relieved by not giving a…

July 28, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet”

"Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet" is a jocular one-line saying about stress that has been printed on several images. "Stress…

July 28, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Stressed, blessed and coffee obsessed”

"Stressed, blessed and coffee obsessed is a work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March 18, 2015. “Stressed, well-dressed and coffee…

July 28, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Stressed, well-dressed and coffee obsessed”

"Stressed, well-dressed and coffee obsessed" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on September 9, 2014. “Stressed, blessed and coffee…

September 15, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Stressy depressy lemon zesty” (opposite of “easy peasy lemon squeezy”)

“Easy peasy lemon squeezy” is a way of saying that something is easy. "Difficult difficult lemon difficult" (or "When you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy,…

November 5, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Strong people don’t put others down. They lift them up”

"Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many posters. "Strong people don't put other people down, they…

November 10, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Strong people stand up for themselves; stronger people stand up for others”

"Strong people stand up for themselves; stronger people stand up for others" is a popular saying that has been printed on many posters. The line is usually credited to…

April 15, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Stupidity is knowing the truth, seeing the truth but still believing the lies”

"Stupidity is knowing the truth, seeing the truth but still believing the lies" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Definition of stupid: knowing the truth, seeing the…

June 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Success always occurs in private and failure in full view”

"Success always occurs in private and failure in full view" is a jocular saying that has been printed on posters."Success always occurs in private. Failure always occurs in full view…

August 3, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Success comes in cans, not in can’ts”

"Success comes in cans, not in can'ts/cannots" (or "success comes in cans, failure in can'ts/cannots") is a popular saying that has been printed on many gift items,…

November 30, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Success depends on the second letter”

"Success (all) depends on the second letter" is a motivational adage that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1992 and is of unknown…

July 13, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Success doesn’t come to you. You go to it”

"Success doesn't come to you. You go to it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The expression has long been a popular one. "Success doesn't come to you…

October 17, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Success goes to your head, failure to your heart”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksPeter's Quotations: Ideas for Our TimesBy Laurence J. PeterNew York, NY: Quill/Morrow1992Pg. 188:Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is…

August 10, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Success is 10% inspiration, 95% perspiration and 5% math”

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99 % perspiration" is a saying that is frequently credited to American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931). The percentages often vary, and a math joke is…

May 3, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Success is a great deodorant”

American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) said in Life magazine on December 18, 1964: "I have learned, however, that there's no deodorant like success." In her book Elizabeth…

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