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February 8, 2006
Work/Businesses

“The #1 Family Shoe Chain in NY/NJ” (Fabco Shoes)

Fabco Shoes calls itself "The #1 Family Shoe Chain in NY/NJ." That means that a family owns the shoe stores -- not that the shoes descend from one family member to another.…

August 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“The 3 C’s of life: Choices, Chances and Changes. You must make a choice to take a chance”

"The 3 C's of life: Choice. Chance. Change. You must make the Choice, to take the Chance, if you want anything in life to Change" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 28, 2019
Work/Businesses

“The best ability is availability”

"The best ability is availability" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The greatest ability is availability. Every Christian is a minister" -- used in a religious…

April 10, 2015
Work/Businesses

“The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle”

"The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying was cited in 1921 in the Bostnn (MA) Sunday…

May 31, 2023
Work/Businesses

“The best friendships are the ones that you met at a job that neither of you work at anymore”

"The best friendships are the ones that you met at a job that neither of you work at anymore" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…

June 12, 2006
Work/Businesses

“The best jeans and sneaker stores in America” (V.I.M.)

V.I.M. started in Brooklyn and proudly declares its slogan: "The best jeans and sneaker stores in America." Its website say it's been around since 1977, but trademark records say…

August 20, 2020
Work/Businesses

“The best kind of morning conversation is the one that doesn’t actually occur”

Many people do not function well in the morning. "The best kind of morning conversation, is the one that doesn't actually occur" was posted on Twitter by Piyush Wahal on October 11,…

August 1, 2026
Work/Businesses

“The best part about having a job is being able to go through doors other people aren’t allowed to use. The worst part is everything else”

Doors often state "Employees Only Beyond This Point," and it can be cool to be an employee and to go through the doors and beyond that point. However, then one has to work the job, and…

August 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today”

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1903, when it…

May 3, 2018
Work/Businesses

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today”

"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. American author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. wrote the saying in his…

August 8, 2019
Work/Businesses

“The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Hostel Geeks1,000+ Beautiful Instagram Captions – A collection of Lyrics and QuotesLast Updated : 15.07.2019 Flashpacking(...)The best things in life are free. The…

June 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“The best time to buy an antique is when you see it”

"The (best) time to buy an antique is when you see it" is a popular adage in the antiques business. If the prospective buyer waits, the item may be gone and it might not be possible to…

August 30, 2015
Work/Businesses

“The best time to make a sale is right after a sale”

"The best time to make a sale is right after a sale" is a popular selling adage. That's the time when a seller's confidence is the highest, and success can follow success.…

August 15, 2012
Work/Businesses

“The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does”

"The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does" is a jocular saying about retirement that has been included in many quotation collections. The saying…

May 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“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…

December 28, 2013
Work/Businesses

“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…

August 3, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The best way to cope with your problems is to add new ones to distract yourself from the original ones”

"The best way to cope with your problems is to add new ones to distract yourself from the original ones" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The best way to…

April 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“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.…

December 12, 2014
Work/Businesses

“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.'…

August 12, 2013
Work/Businesses

“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,…

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