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April 14, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today”

"Don't/Never let yesterday take/use up too much of today" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today" was included…

February 16, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Don’t let your fear decide your future”

"Don't/Never let your fear(s) decide your future" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. “Dont let your fear decide your future“ was posted on Twitter by…

February 16, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Don’t let your fears decide your future”

"Don't/Never let your fear(s) decide your future" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. “Dont let your fear decide your future“ was posted on Twitter by…

July 9, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Don’t let your printer know you’re in a hurry. They smell fear”

"Don't let your printer know you're in a hurry. They smell fear" (or "Never hint to a printer that you're in a rush. Those bastards smell fear") is a jocular…

June 11, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits”

"Don't limit your challenges. Challenge your limits" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been used in classified advertisements since at…

February 18, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Don’t make excuses for nasty people. You can’t put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase”

"Don't make excuses for nasty people. You can't put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

April 7, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Don’t mess with success”

"Don't mess with success" is another way of saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." "And I might say you don't mess with success" was cited in…

September 17, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Don’t mourn—organize” (labor slogan)

"Don't mourn -- organize" is a union slogan often said after the death of a union leader. Union worker and songwriter Joe Hill (1879-1915) was sentenced to death for a crime in Utah.…

January 6, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Don’t put all my eggs in one basket? Nice try, basket industry”

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is a proverbial saying from at least the 1600s. The saying means not to risk everything on just one thing, but to spread the risk. It's…

June 2, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket”

"Don't/Never put the/your key to happiness in someone else's pocket" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "'Don't put the key to your…

January 1, 2024
TransportationWork/Businesses

“Don’t rob my tools. I need them to pay your benefits” (commercial vehicle sign)

"Don't rob/steal my tools. I need them to pay your benefits" is a commercial vehicle sign that has been printed on many images. "DON'T ROB MY TOOLS, I NEED THEM TO PAY YOUR…

August 18, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Don’t sell drills—sell holes”

The book The Five Great Rules of Selling (1947) by Percy H. Whiting stated: "Leo McGivena wrote: 'Last year over one million quarter- inch drills were sold — not because people wanted…

March 10, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Don’t send a boy to do a man’s job”

"Don't send a boy to do a man's job/work" means that one should not have someone do what that person cannot do. "Hire a boy to do a man's business; he will make up his…

February 9, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Don’t set yourself on fire to keep others 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…

April 14, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed”

"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been credited to New York-born actor and comedian George Burns…

January 1, 2024
TransportationWork/Businesses

“Don’t steal my tools. I need them to pay your benefits” (commercial vehicle sign)

"Don't rob/steal my tools. I need them to pay your benefits" is a commercial vehicle sign that has been printed on many images. "DON'T ROB MY TOOLS, I NEED THEM TO PAY YOUR…

January 21, 2016
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Don’t stop and throw stones at every dog that barks” (business adage)

"Cast not a stone at every dog that barks" is a proverb that has been cited since at least 1579. British statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965) said in 1923: "You will never get to…

September 12, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Don’t sweat the small stuff”

"Don't sweat the small stuff" became a popular saying from books such as Michael R. Mantell's Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: P.S., It's All Small Stuff (1988) and…

August 11, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee. Also, I don’t drink coffee”

"Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" is what one worker might say to another in the morning. An anti-social worker might add, "I don't drink coffee." That…

June 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Don’t talk, just act. Don’t say, just show. Don’t promise, just prove”

"Don't talk, just act. Don't say, just show. Don't promise, just prove" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Don’t talk, just act. Don’t…

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