“Their plan for a paperless office looked good, on paper”
To "look good on paper" means to look good in theory, but not necessarily in practice. The phrase doesn't always involve actual paper, but there are jokes. "The 'Paperless…
“Them: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Me: I’m more of a tired afternoon duck”
"I'm not an early bird or a night owl. I'm more of a tired afternoon duck" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not an early bird and I'm not a…
“Then you were a prospect and now you are a client” (joke)
A popular business joke shows the difference between sales promises and business reality. A man dies and is told that he can tour heaven and hell, and then choose which place to spend eternity. He…
“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile”
Going "the extra mile" is business means not cutting corners to save money or time, but giving extra service to a customer to provide satisfaction. "The 'extra mile' will…
“There are over 4 million workplace injuries reported every year. Play it safe—call in sick”
"There are over 4 million workplace injuries reported every year. Play it safe -- call in sick tomorrow" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was…
“There are two kinds of people in this world: givers and takers”
The advice columnist "Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren) wrote in April 1966: "There are two kinds of people in this world: the givers and the takers. (...) The takers may eat better,…
“There are two rules for success: 1.) Don’t tell all you know”
"There are two rules for success: 1.) Don't/Never tell all/everything you know" (the joke is that the second rule is not given) is a popular saying about success that has been…
“There are two types of people in this world: 1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data”
"There are two types of people in this world: 1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data" -- no second type is given -- is a jocular statement that has been printed on many images.…
“There are two types of people in this world. Avoid both”
"There are two types of people in this world. Avoid both" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There are two type of people in the world. Right now, I am in a…
“There is absolutely no excuse for laziness. But if you find one, let me know”
"There is (absolutely) no excuse for laziness. But if you find one, let me know" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There's no excuse for laziness, but…
“There is hardly anything that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper”
"There is scarcely anything in this world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the buyers who consider price only are this man's lawful prey" is a…
“There is no bond like the bond between two coworkers who are both annoyed by the same third coworker”
"No bond is stronger than two coworkers who hate the same person" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There is freindship is mutual dislike of a boss or a coworker.…
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can control the firm resolve of a determined soul”
American author and poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) began her poem "Will" (1881): "There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,Can circumvent or hinder or controlThe firm resolve of…
“There is no data center on Earth that’s worth the bees, water, and trees”
"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…
“There is no substitute for hard work”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Chronicling America26 October 1901, The Evening Star (Washington, DC), pg. 18, col. 3:From the Baltimore Sun.There is no substitute for hard work in winning success. There…
“There is no substitute for hard work”
"There is no substitute for hard work" is an old business axiom. American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) is often credited for the saying, but there's no evidence that he said it…
“There is nothing more damaging to your self-esteem than the self checkout camera”
No one seems to look good in a store's self checkout camera. This has the reputation for making people look even worse than passport photos or driver's license photos. "I never look…
“There is one advantage to having nothing—it never needs repair”
"There is one advantage to having nothing -- it never needs repair" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "There is one advantage to having nothing -- it never needs…
“There may be no excuse for laziness, but I’m still looking”
"There may be no excuse for laziness, but I'm still looking" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "There may be no excuse for laziness, but…
“There need to be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation”
"There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "There should be sympathy cards for…