"Caution: When someone says get a grip, apparently around their neck is NOT what they meant" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "CAUTION: When someone says get…
Ceiling fans are sometimes compared to helicopter blades. "Ceiling fans are just helicopter blades that didn't study hard enough... Via @sixthformpoet" was posted on Twitter by…
"Chalk it all up to experience" is what is sometimes said after a loss. Chalk boards were used in sports to keep score, but it is not clear if the expression comes from sports.…
"Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. American motivational speaker…
The New York City Mission Society is one of New York's oldest organizations. It began in 1812 as the New York Religious Tract Society. "Changing Lives Since 1812" is its proud…
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" is a saying that has been included in many lists of quotations. Dr. Roy L. Smith, a Methodist minister and…
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 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…
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…
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. Smile, wave and wink with class, then tell them all to kiss your ass" is a jocular inspirational saying that has been…
"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…
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" 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" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "coffee" that has been printed on many images. The "coffee" backronym was…
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" is professional engineering discipline, but there is no "criminal engineering" discipline. "if there is a BE in civil engineering, there should also be…
"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…
"Closed mouths don’t get fed and lazy hands don’t count bread" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that one must speak up to get fed, but one must work…