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November 20, 2024
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“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things”

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things" (or "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they…

November 20, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things”

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things" (or "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they…

June 8, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week”

"Entrepreneurship is working 80 hours a week for yourself to avoid working 40 hours for someone else" is a saying (in various forms) that has been printed on many images. “It’s easier…

September 18, 2011
Work/Businesses

“Entrepreneurs work only half-days—12 hours”

Entrepreneurs of small businesses often work very long hours. The old joke is that they work only half-days -- twelve hours. (The joke being that half of a 24-hour day is twelve hours, but one…

July 26, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t”

"Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t" is a business saying that has been…

October 14, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Entrepreneurship is the use of self-interest in the service of others…”

"Entrepreneurship is the use of self-interest in the service of others. Politics is the use of others in the service of self-interest" has been printed on several images. The quotation is…

June 8, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Entrepreneurship is working 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours for someone else”

"Entrepreneurship is working 80 hours a week for yourself to avoid working 40 hours for someone else" is a saying (in various forms) that has been printed on many images. “It’s easier…

June 24, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Even duct tape can’t fix stupid”

"You can't fix stupid" is a saying of American stand-up comedian Ron White. "Even duct tape can’t fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound" is a jocular saying that has…

June 22, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Even duct tape can’t fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound”

"You can't fix stupid" is a saying of American stand-up comedian Ron White. "Even duct tape can’t fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound" is a jocular saying that has…

May 23, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Ever had a really long week and then realize it’s just Tuesday?”

"Ever had a really long week and then realize it's (just/only) Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often applies to…

May 23, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Ever had a really long week and then realize it’s only Tuesday?”

"Ever had a really long week and then realize it's (just/only) Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often applies to…

May 23, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Ever had a really long week and then realize it’s Tuesday?”

"Ever had a really long week and then realize it's (just/only) Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often applies to…

September 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Ever since I was a child I wanted to retire”

"Ever since I was a kid I knew I wanted to be retired" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.The saying was posted on X/Twitter by Creeds Thoughts on December 12, 2024.…

September 18, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Ever since I was a kid I knew I wanted to be retired”

"Ever since I was a kid I knew I wanted to be retired" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.The saying was posted on X/Twitter by Creeds Thoughts on December 12, 2024.…

May 30, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person”

"Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once an extremely motivated person" (or "Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person") is a saying that has been printed on…

July 2, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once an extremely motivated person”

"Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once an extremely motivated person" (or "Every corpse on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person") is a saying that has been printed on…

March 23, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Every day is ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ when you are pregnant”

Many women work until a late stage of pregnancy. "When you're pregnant, every day is like Take Your Child to Work Day! Have any of you done that?" was posted on Twitter on July 9,…

December 7, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Every day is Christmas when you can’t remember what you ordered”

Many people order online, then forget about what they'd ordered. When they get a notification and see a package at the door, opening it is like opening Christmas presents. "enjoys the…

August 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day”

"Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Every day may not be good, but there's…

October 18, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Every flower that bloomed had to go through a lot of dirt to get there”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksMama, Get the Hammer! There's a Fly on Papa's Head!By Barbara JohnsonDallas, TX: Word Pub.1994Pg. 63:I know things are tough right now, but just…

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