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October 4, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Be stubborn about your goals, but flexible about your methods”

"Be stubborn about your goals, and/but flexible about your methods" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This is similar to the older expression, "There's more than…

October 4, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Be stubborn about your goals, flexible about your methods”

"Be stubborn about your goals, and/but flexible about your methods" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This is similar to the older expression, "There's more than…

January 10, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Be the glitch you want to see in the matrix”

"Be the glitch you want to see in the matrix" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be the glitch you want to see in the system" was posted on Twitter by Bruce…

May 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Be the type of person who leaves a mark, not a scar”

"Be the type of person who leaves a mark, not a scar" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Im trying to make a mark not a scar" was posted on Twitter…

August 17, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Be with someone who brings 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…

May 29, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Be you. The world will adjust”

"Be you. The world will adjust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2013. The saying means that one should be one's self,…

April 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity”

"Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Its funny how positive…

August 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Because I’m worth it” (L’Oréal advertising slogan)

L'Oréal haircolor advertised that it's a little more expensive, but, according to its famous catchphrase, "I'm/You're/We're worth it." "Because I'm…

April 1, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Because of the huge increase in deliveries, FedEx and UPS merged and are now Fed-Up”

FedEx and UPS are rival delivery services companies. A joke has it that both companies are merging, with the new company to be called "FedUp." The joke has been cited in print since at…

August 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Because we’re worth it, too” (L’Oréal advertising slogan)

L'Oréal haircolor advertised that it's a little more expensive, but, according to its famous catchphrase, "I'm/You're/We're worth it." "Because I'm…

May 24, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Been on hold so long I can’t remember who I called. I have a credit card out…”

Many people have been on hold for a long time on their phone calls. "I've been on hold so long that I can't remember who I've called..." was posted on Twitter by…

December 6, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success”

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success" is a paraphrase of what American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947) said in a 1929 interview. Ford was asked if there is…

April 17, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Before something great happens, everything falls apart”

"Before something great happens, everything falls apart" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. “@trvpshay: before something great happens, everything falls…

October 1, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Before you buy anything online, ask yourself, ‘Am I prepared to see a sales ad for that item…’”

When you buy something online, there are consequences. "Before you buy anything online ask yourself 'Am I ready to receive spam mails everyday from this website for the rest of my…

June 25, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Before you diagnose yourself with depression, first make sure you’re not surrounded by assholes”

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The…

September 25, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Before you give a colleague a piece of your mind, make sure you can spare it”

"Before you give a colleague a piece of your mind, make sure you can spare it" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least 2009. Other forms of the saying are much…

May 5, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Before you judge someone, walk a mile in his shoes”

"Before you judge someone, walk a mile in his/her shoes" is a saying that means one should consider another's situation before applying criticism. According to the website…

March 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Before you pride yourself on being a big fish, make sure you’re not swimming in a puddle”

"Before you pride yourself on being a big fish, make sure you’re not swimming in a puddle" -- a take on the term "big fish in a small pond" -- is a saying that has been…

July 18, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Behind every great man is a great woman”

"Behind every great man is a great woman" is an old saying of unknown authorship. The following was cited in many newspapers in 1884: "There has nearly always been a good wife behind…

March 13, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes”

“Behind every great man is a great woman” is an old saying from at least the 1880s. "Behind every great/successful man is a woman rolling her eyes" is a jocular saying that has been…

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