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May 5, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud”

"Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud" was posted on…

March 1, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Confidence is the companion of success”

"Confidence is the companion of success" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is unknown. "Confidence is the companion of success" has been cited in…

June 23, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Confidence is the key. If you don’t believe in yourself, then nobody will”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterQuotes ❤️@wordstionaryConfidence is the key. If you don't believe in yourself, then nobody will.12:43 AM - 23 Jun 2018

June 25, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Confused people don’t buy” (marketing adage)

A marketing pitch should include important and accurate information, but it shouldn't confuse potential buyers. "Confused people don't buy" is a popular marketing adage of…

August 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Congratulations on working 40 hours! You are now free to dissociate for 2 days”

A joke about working was posted on X/Twitter by 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗲 on July 21, 2023, and received over 288,000 likes: "Congratulations on working 40 hours! You…

August 7, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Consulting: If you’re not part of the solution, there’s good money in prolonging the problem”

“You’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem" is a famous 1968 quotation by writer and political activist Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998). The line has been frequently…

September 26, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Consumers are statistics; customers are people”

Stanley Marcus (1905-2002) was an executive of the Dallas (TX) luxury retail store Neiman Marcus from 1950 to 1976. Marcus's book, Quest for the Best (1979), contained "Marcus's…

July 1, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Control the controllables” (business adage)

"Control the controllables" is a popular saying in business, government and sports. One should control what one can control and not stress about the uncontrollable factors.…

February 6, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Conversation is a two-way street” (adage)

"Conversation is a two-way street" is a popular adage. A conversation is not a lecture or monologue with just one person talking. "Remember that good conversation is a two-way…

March 25, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Corporations can buy unfair favors from government…because government has unfair favors to sell”

"Corporations can buy unfair favors from government...because government has unfair favors to sell. Big government is the problem. THISISCOMMONSENSE.COM" was posted on Facebook by Common…

April 27, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you”

"Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation is…

November 20, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Courage is fear that has said its prayers”

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers" is a popular motivational quote on many posters, but it's almost always misattributed. The line comes from the short poem…

April 25, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same”

"Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain.…

March 16, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death”

The syndicated newspaper entertainment columnist Earl Wilson (1907-1987) wrote in March 1977: "REMEMBERED QUOTE: 'Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to…

August 6, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Cowboys can never be accountants because all they do is round up”

A cowboy riddle has been cited in print since at least the early 2010s: Q: Why aren't cowboys good at math?A: Because they always round up! "Cowboys can never be accountants because all…

December 29, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Coworker: What do you want for Christmas? Me: Just some cheese and quiet. Coworker: Don’t you mean peace and quiet? Me: No.”

"I just want some cheese and quiet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is just a cheese lover's joke on the phrase "peace and quiet." "Cheese…

October 17, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Coworker: Why do you call everyone ‘fucker’? Me: It’s gender neutral.”

"Coworker: Why do you call everyone 'fucker'? Me: It's gender neutral" is a joke that has been printed on many images. "Coworker: Why do you call everyone…

November 28, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Coworkers 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…

January 4, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Create! Don’t hate” (“Don’t hate. Create”)

"Create! Don't hate" (or "Don't hate. Create") is a saying that has been printed in many images. The saying means that instead of hating someone or something, create…

December 22, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Creativity is intelligence having fun”

"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun" was written by George Scialabba (Class of 1969) in Harvard Magazine in 1983. The citation was quoted in The Reader's Digest.…

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