“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is frequently quoted for having said: "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, but the tree is the real…
“Character is what you have left when you’ve lost everything you can lose”
"Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose" is a saying that has been included in many lists of quotations. Dr. Roy L. Smith, a Methodist minister and…
“Chase your passion, not your pension”
American motivational speaker and author Denis Waitley wrote in Empires of the Mind (1996) that the actor Edward James Olmos was the commencement speaker at his daughter's graduation. Olmos…
“Cheap service isn’t good and good service isn’t cheap”
"Cheap work isn't good and good work isn't cheap" is a saying displayed in many businesses. "If it's good it isn't cheap -- If it's cheap it isn't…
“Check yourself before you wreck yourself”
American rapper Ice Cube released the single "Check Yo Self" in 1993 and popularized the line, "check yourself before you wreck yourself." "If you're not down with…
“Checking social media at work is our generation’s smoke break”
Workers in the 1950s took smoke breaks. Workers in the 21st century take breaks for other reasons, frequently associated with social media. "I have decided that the Internet is this…
“Chin up, shoulders back. Wipe those tears and get back on track…”
"Chin up, shoulders back. Wipe those tears and get back on track. Smile, wave and wink with class, then tell them all to kiss your ass" is a jocular inspirational saying that has been…
“China makes and the world takes” (business saying)
"The World Takes -- Trenton Makes" was selected as the winning city slogan in June 1910 by the Trenton (NJ) Chamber of Commerce, which awarded its prize of $25 to S. Roy Heath. The slogan…
“Chinese food is one of the few things I have or consume that isn’t really made in China”
Many things in America are made in China, but what about Chinese food? "Chinese food... the only American product not Made in China?" was posted on Twitter on April 10, 2009.…
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" is a popular saying meaning that if you love what you're doing, then it isn't work. "Find…
“Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere” (“coffee” backronym)
"Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "coffee" that has been printed on many images. The "coffee" backronym was…
“Christmas is a deeply religious time we observe by going to the mall of our choice”
American author and humorist Dave Barry wrote about Christmas shopping for a newspaper column in November 1981: "Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of…
“Civil engineering implies the existence of criminal engineering”
"Civil engineering" is professional engineering discipline, but there is no "criminal engineering" discipline. "if there is a BE in civil engineering, there should also be…
“Closed but still awesome” (store sign)
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
“Co-worker: WYD? Me: MMOMFB”
MMOMFB (Minding My Own Mother Fucking Business) is an expression that has been printed on many images. The "MMOMFB" term is frequently directed at co-workers. "- ohh lawdy , hea we…
“Co-workers are like Christmas lights. Half of them don’t work; the other half aren’t bright”
Various people have been compared to Christmas lights. "Glaswegians are like Christmas lights,half of them don’t work and most of the rest aren’t that bright" was posted on Twitter on…
“Coffee because it’s Monday”
"Coffee because it’s Monday" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week. "Time for coffee. Because it's…
“Coffee has given me unrealistic expectations of productivity”
Does coffee help work productivity? "Coffee has given me unrealistic expectations of productivity" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted…
“Coffee is my favorite co-worker”
"Coffee is my favorite co-worker" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March 1, 2013. “My favorite co-worker is the coffee machine” is…
“Coffee now, work later”
"Coffee now, work later" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "work now, coffee later? or coffee now, work later" was posted on Twitter by Gregory Heller on July 4,…