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March 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Behind every successful 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…

June 23, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee”

"Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee" (or "Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee") is a coffee saying that has been…

July 16, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Behind every successful woman is herself”

"Behind every great man is a great woman" is an old saying. "Behind every successful woman is herself" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters and…

February 27, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Being a good worker is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet”

“Being a good accountant/ actuary/ architect/ bailiff/ quilter/ programmer/ systems engineer/ writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet" is a saying that has been printed…

July 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Being a parent is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how”

"Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No…

March 15, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Being an adult is being excited about the new Costco that opened near your home”

Costco is a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. Many people buy in buy in bulk at Costco, and it's a favorite of families. A joke is that you know you're an…

July 3, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how”

"Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No…

June 8, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Being in your own business is working 80 hours a week so that you can avoid working 40 hours…”

"Entrepreneurship is working 80 hours a week for yourself to avoid working 40 hours for someone else" is a saying (in various forms) that has been printed on many images. “It’s easier…

March 27, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Believe in yourself, especially when no one else will.—Sasquatch”

"Believe in yourself, especially/even when no one else does/will. -- Bigfoot/Sasquatch" is a jocular motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Most people do not believe…

March 27, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.—Sasquatch”

"Believe in yourself, especially/even when no one else does/will. -- Bigfoot/Sasquatch" is a jocular motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Most people do not believe…

March 27, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Believe in yourself, even when no one else will.—Sasquatch”

"Believe in yourself, especially/even when no one else does/will. -- Bigfoot/Sasquatch" is a jocular motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Most people do not believe…

December 5, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Believe in yourself. Because the rest of us think you’re an idiot”

"Believe in yourself. Because the rest of us think you're an idiot" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Strange BeaverMotivational Monday 2-15February 15th,…

May 24, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Believing in yourself is the first secret to success”

"Believing in yourself is the first secret to success" is a one-line motivational saying that has been printed on many images. American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), lecturing…

March 2, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Believing that a small group of billionaires are suddenly working tirelessly for the benefit of the working class really does require a spectacular level of stupid”

"YOU ELECTED A BILLIONAIRE THAT IS APPOINTING OTHER BILLIONAIRES TO FIX THE SYSTEM THAT MADE THEM BILLIONAIRES? YOU'RE A SPECIAL KIND OF STUPID AREN'T YOU?" (shown on an image)…

March 2, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Believing that billionaires are fighting for the working class requires an almost comical level of delusion”

"YOU ELECTED A BILLIONAIRE THAT IS APPOINTING OTHER BILLIONAIRES TO FIX THE SYSTEM THAT MADE THEM BILLIONAIRES? YOU'RE A SPECIAL KIND OF STUPID AREN'T YOU?" (shown on an image)…

March 2, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Believing that billionaires are fighting for the working class requires an extraordinary level of self-delusion”

"YOU ELECTED A BILLIONAIRE THAT IS APPOINTING OTHER BILLIONAIRES TO FIX THE SYSTEM THAT MADE THEM BILLIONAIRES? YOU'RE A SPECIAL KIND OF STUPID AREN'T YOU?" (shown on an image)…

September 22, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Best time to reach me is when I’m at work. Don’t bother me when I’m at home”

"Best time to reach me is when I’m at work. Don’t bother me when I’m at home" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's often the opposite, where a person…

May 16, 2015
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Bet on the jockey, not the horse” (business adage)

"Bet (on) the jockey, not the horse" is a popular venture capitalist adage. Many people have a great idea (or "horse"), but an entrepreneur (or "jockey") with strong…

December 2, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and Sunday”

"Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and Sunday" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "Cheer up. Better days are coming. They're called…

December 2, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and Sunday”

"Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and Sunday" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "Better days are just around the…

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