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August 25, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Fast. cheap, good—pick any two”

A popular business axiom states that a customer can "pick any two -- fast, cheap, good." Accomplishing all three is not possible. "Good, Fast, Cheap -- Pick Any Two" was a…

January 4, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision”

"Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Fear Is a Reaction, Courage Is a Decision" is a chapter title in the book Never…

January 25, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Feedback is the breakfast is champions”

"Feedback is the breakfast of champions" is a popular business saying that was coined in the bestselling book The One Minute Manager (1981) by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.…

June 10, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Female wanted; must have your own pub. Apply with inn”

Many want-ads say "apply within." "Friend reqired for drink fun: Apply with Inn" is a joke that was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2010. A joke included in Jokes for Blokes:…

March 3, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Few people know this, but the tiny pocket on your jeans is for your salary”

Many people wear jeans to work, and most jeans have a small pocket (originally for a watch). "Few people know this, but the tiny pocket on your jeans is for your salary" is a jocular…

May 9, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Find a job you like and you add five days to every week”

"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American bestselling author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. wrote the line for his book,…

August 11, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Find a need and fill it” (six-word success formula)

"Find a need and fill it" is a popular business saying. "The only justification for living is to find a need and fill it" was cited in print in 1935. "A sure fire recipe…

June 5, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Find something worth dying for, then live for it”

"Find something worth dying for, and/then live for it" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images."Find something worth dying for. Then fervently live for…

December 30, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Firefighters never want the option of working from home”

"It's always good to find out you're going to be working from home, unless you're a fireman" is a jocular one-line saying from English writer and stand-up comedian Gary…

April 15, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Firings will continue until morale improves” (personnel policy joke)

"The firings/floggings/beatings will continue until morale improves" is a humorous saying that has been put on many signs and plaques. "Layoffs will continue until morale…

September 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“First rule of might club: never commit to plans”

"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. "First rule of might club: never commit to…

March 2, 2006
Work/Businesses

“First to Conquer Living Space” (Castro Convertibles)

Castro Convertibles is a New York City company that began on West 21st Street. It advertised heavily in a new medium called television, and it sold a product perfect for New York -- the…

October 18, 2012
Work/Businesses

“First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people”

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people" is a business saying meaning that one should always hire the best people. Leo Rosten (1908-1997), an…

July 29, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Flowers grow back even after they are stepped on. So will I”

"Flowers grow back even after they are stepped on. So will I" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Flowers grow back, even if they are stepped on. so…

May 14, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Fools rush in where wise men fear to trade”

"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is a famous line in English poet Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Criticism" (1711). A horse-buying parody was popular in 1881:…

November 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“For four years, I went to a child psychologist. That kid didn’t help me at all”

A "child psychologist" is a psychologist for children. A "child psychologist" isn't a psychologist who's a child, but there are jokes. New York-based stand-up comedian…

August 4, 2023
Work/Businesses

“For once, I’d just like to spiral into control”

"For once, I'd just like to spiral into control" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. People or things usually spiral out of control. "I would like to…

August 8, 2017
Work/Businesses

“For problems there is money. For solutions there is only innovation and ideas”

"For problems there is money. For solutions there is only innovation and ideas" is another way of saying that money is not the solution to all problems. The saying was posted on Twitter…

January 22, 2020
Work/Businesses

“For the 10th year in a row, my coworkers voted me ‘the most secretive guy’ in the office” (joke)

"I've just won the 'Most secretive person 2013' award. I can't tell you how much it means to me. #sickipedia" was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia Official on July 11,…

January 28, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Forget everything you learned in college. You won’t need it working here” (joke)

People are often told by new employers, "Forget everything you learned in college!" The idea behind the statement is that "real world" applications are different. A joke was…

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