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March 18, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Success is that old ABC: Ability, Breaks and Courage”

"Success is that old ABC: Ability, Breaks and Courage" has been credited to American businessman and architect Charles Luckman (1909-1999). It's not certain in what form or when…

April 23, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss in enthusiasm”

Success is often made after many failures have occurred first. "A boy never knows how to succeed till he learns how to fail without being discouraged" was cited in print in 1904.…

October 14, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Success is the art of making your mistakes when no one is looking”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksMay 1917, American Cookery, pg. 768, col. 2:Good Rule for SuccessSuccess is the art of making your mistakes when no one is looking. — Life. TwitterShort…

December 12, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out”

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out" is frequently -- and incorrectly -- credited to American self-help author Robert Collier (1885-1950). Collier's…

March 1, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Success is when your signature becomes an autograph”

"Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph" and "Success is when your signature becomes an autograph" have been printed on many posters. The sayings…

July 10, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Success occurs when your dreams get bigger than your excuses”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Awaken the Greatness Within (September 6, 2017)35 Motivational Quotes On ExcusesBy Asad Meah(...)20. “Success occurs when your dreams get bigger than your excuses.”…

June 14, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go”

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go" is a saying that has been printed on many posters and that was first published in several newspapers in 1930.…

June 8, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy”

"Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "More often than not, successful entrepreneurs are givers…

October 24, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Successful pianists know the key to success”

People often seek the key (or keys) to success. "Successful pianists know the key to success" is a joke that was posted on the website Pun of the Day on August 10, 2017. Other sayings…

September 15, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Suicide is man’s way of telling God, ‘You can’t fire me—I quit!’”

“You can’t fire me—I quit!” is an employment expression that became popular in the 1920s. American comedian Bill Maher, hosting the first show of Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect…

April 11, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Sunday night is just pure panic about Monday morning”

Sunday (especially Sunday night) is when many people panic about Monday, when many return to work or school. "Every Sunday I panic about Monday" was posted on Twitter by Larry Miller on…

April 23, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Sundays should come with a pause button”

"Sundays should come with a pause button" -- that is, the weekend should be longer because going back to work on Monday comes too soon -- is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

June 9, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Super excited about a brand new week of hanging on by a thread”

"Super excited about a brand new week of hanging on by a thread" is a sarcastic work saying -- usually on Monday morning -- that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

March 9, 2006
Work/Businesses

“Supermarkets for Savings” (C-Town)

C-Town supermarkets calls itself "Supermarkets for Savings." (Trademark)Word Mark C TOWN Goods and Services IC 029. US 046. G & S: BACON AND EGGS. FIRST USE: 19750600. FIRST USE IN…

December 15, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Support your local anything”

"Support your local anything" is a business saying that has been printed on many images. It's another version of "buy local" or "eat local" or "shop…

October 26, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Surround yourself with people who feed your soul, not eat it”

"Be around people/those who feed your soul, not eat it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be around people who feed your soul, not eat it.…

August 18, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you”

"Be with someone who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you" (or "Be with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you") is a saying that has been…

July 18, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Swallow your pride occasionally. It’s non-fattening”

"Swallow your pride occasionally. It's non-fattening" (or "not fattening") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Pumpkin Center Charlie says swallow your…

August 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Sweating while you shop counts as exercise”

"Sweating while you shop counts as exercise" is a shopping saying that has been printed on many images. "Sweating while shopping counts as exercise" was posted on Twitter by…

June 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Tact is for people who aren’t witty enough to be sarcastic”

"Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic" is a jocular one-line saying about sarcasm that has been printed on many images. Wikipedia: Will & GraceWill &…

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