“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm”
"You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm" (or "Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm") is a saying that has been printed on many…
“You are only as sick as your secrets”
"You are only as sick as your secrets" is a saying that has been used by Alcoholics Anonymous since at least 1985. Addiction is a secret that makes people sick. The authorship of the…
“You are paid by how hard you are to replace. Not by how hard you work”
"You aren't paid according to how hard you work. You are paid according to how hard you are to replace" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people can work hard,…
“You are your best career adviser”
"You are your best career adviser/counselor/manager" is a popular saying in human resources. "You are your best career manager" was cited in print in a 1986 U.S. military…
“You aren’t paid according to how hard you work. You are paid according to how hard you are to replace”
"You aren't paid according to how hard you work. You are paid according to how hard you are to replace" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people can work hard,…
“You can also do work the day after tomorrow. Be lazy. Think crazy”
"Be Lazy. Think crazy" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's another version of the old saying, "Choose a lazy person to do a hard job because that person will…
“You can be right, or you can be rich”
"You can be right, or you can be rich" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "You can be right, or you can be rich" was printed in the book Secrets of the…
“You can do it! For a few minutes, until you get bored and move on to something else”
"You can do it!" is a motivational saying. "You can do it! For a few minutes, until you get bored and move on to something else" is a jocular meme that was posted on Bluesky by…
“You can either expect me to work well with others or pass a drug test. It can’t be both”
"Sorry, boss... You can either expect me to work well with others or pass a drug test. It can't be both" (or "I can either work well with others or pass a drug test. But not…
“You can expect what you inspect” (management adage)
"You can expect what you inspect" has been credited by Wikipedia to the American statistician and author W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993), but there's no evidence that he either coined…
“You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough”
"You cannot fool all of the people all of the time" is an old saying, frequently (and falsely) attributed to Abraham Lincoln. American film producer Joseph E. Levine (1905-1987) is…
“You can give them a job layng down and they’ll stand up to quit”
"This generation don't want to work. You could give them a job laying down and they'll get up and quit" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several…
“You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard”
"You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard" is a jocular saying that has been included in "Murphy's Laws" collections and a frequently…
“You can judge a man by his shoes” (fashion adage)
"You can judge a man by his shoes" is an old fashion adage. "A fashion authority says you cannot always tell a man by his clothes, but you can invariably judge a gentleman by his…
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do”
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do" means that a reputation is build on achievement, not on potential achievement. James J. Hill (1838-1916), the chief…
“You can’t build with someone who ain’t trying to help you carry the bricks”
"You can't build with someone who ain't trying to help you carry the bricks" is a relationship saying that has been printed on many images. The expression compares building a…
“You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you”
"You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that you can't change the…
“You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people you are around”
"You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that you can't change the…
“You can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s tools and still be in business tomorrow”
You can't do today's job with yesterday's tools and still be in business tomorrow" is a popular business saying of unknown authorship. "You can't do business today…
“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground”
"You can't fall if you don't climb. But there's no joy in living your whole life on the ground" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "You…