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May 17, 2015
Work/Businesses

“You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert”

"Develop all the expertise you can, but avoid thinking like an expert" is the advice that was given in Winning the Innovation Game (1989) by Denis Waitley and Robert B. Tucker. Waitley…

May 26, 2013
Work/Businesses

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression”

People in business try to make a good first impression, whether it's to get a job or to get a client. "There's no taking it back, no second chance to change that burning first…

June 2, 2017
Work/Businesses

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have”

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on…

August 13, 2015
Work/Businesses

“You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” (to do one another favors)

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" is a famous business proposition, similar to the Latin quid pro quo. "Scratch my Back, and I'll claw your Elbow" was cited…

October 23, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your cat”

"You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people love their pets more than they love working. "You…

October 23, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your dog”

"You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people love their pets more than they love working. "You…

October 23, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your pet”

"You should be allowed to leave work early if you miss your dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people love their pets more than they love working. "You…

August 18, 2017
Work/Businesses

“You should get an employee discount for using self-checkout in a store”

"You should get an employee discount for using self-checkout in a store" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "If I use self checkout at home depot shouldn't I…

May 21, 2017
Work/Businesses

“You should never sacrifice three things: your family, your heart, or your dignity”

"You should never sacrifice three things: your family, your heart, or your dignity" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. ”You should never sacrifice three…

April 23, 2024
Work/Businesses

“You should’ve been at the manicure world championships. What a nail-biting finish”

"Nail-biting" means something that causes anxiety or suspense. This doesn't usually involve actual nail biting, but there are manicure joke. "Just been at the manicure would…

November 18, 2019
Work/Businesses

“You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success & endowed with the seeds of greatness”

"Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness" (also "You are/were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and…

February 7, 2021
Work/Businesses

“You will be happier if you will give people a bit of your heart rather than a piece of your mind”

"Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "You will be happier if…

June 18, 2018
Work/Businesses

“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock”

Entry in progress -- B.P. 31 August 1926, News-Democrat (Belleville, IL), pg. 8, col. 8:Note to "Discouraged": You will find the key to success under the alarm clock. 15 October 1926,…

May 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined”

"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that one can't always be…

January 28, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“You work for your money. The government prints it out of thin air. This devalues your money…”

The futility of working in America under an unfair system of government was posted on X/Twitter by Sal the Agorist on September 22, 2021: "You work for your money. The govt prints it out of…

September 2, 2013
Work/Businesses

“You wouldn’t worry about what people may think of you if you could know how seldom they do”

"You wouldn't worry about what people may think of you if you could know how seldom they do" is a popular quotation that has been credited to many people. Eleanor Roosevelt…

February 13, 2024
Work/Businesses

“You’d be amazed at how many times I fucked around without finding a single thing out”

"Fuck around and find out" (FAFO) is a popular saying. If someone messes around with the speaker, then that person will fin out the consequences. "You'd be amazed at how many…

August 30, 2013
Work/Businesses

“You’ll have a whole eternity to think inside the box”

Businesses sometimes encourage people to "think outside the box" (think unconventionally) to find solutions. "You'll have a whole eternity to think inside the box" is a…

June 2, 2013
Work/Businesses

“You’ll never leave where you are until you decide where you’d rather be”

"You'll never leave where you are until you decide where you'd rather be" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. Mike Murdock, American televangelist and pastor of…

April 24, 2019
Work/Businesses

“You’re going to shit yourself when I tell you the price” (joke)

A popular joke has a woman look over something expensive (usually, but not always, a car). She touches it and farts. "Can I help you?" a salesman asks. The woman, hoping that he…

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