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"It is wiser to choose what you say than to say what you choose" is a common saying, meaning that one should think before speaking. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1968…
"'I must do something' will always solve more problems than 'Something must be done'" is a saying that has been printed on posters. The saying has been cited in print…
"If it is to be, it is up to me" is an motivational saying that has been printed on posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1959 and is of unknown authorship.…
"You got stung by a bee? Why didn't you get stung by an A?" is a jocular line that has been printed on posters that also usually show a demanding Asian father. "U GET STUNG BY A…
Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958), president of the General Motors Research Corporation, wrote in "Education Begins at Home" for The Reader's Digest of February 1944: "We are…
"Truthard" (truther + retard) is a derogatory term for someone who believes in conspiracies. "More laughs for us at the expense of the 'truth-tard' movement" was cited…
"As/So goes the schools, as/so goes the community" is a common saying of unknown origin. "I believe that, as the schools go, so goes the community, and as the community goes, so goes…
The state of New Mexico has had "Land of Enchantment" advertised on its license plates since 1941. In 1955, the New Mexico Motor Club called the state the 'Land of Entrapment"…
American author John Green wrote in An Abundance of Katherines (2006): "What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God…
A sommelier normally advises restaurant patrons in their choices of wine, but the term "sommelier" has been applied to other things besides wine. "(Olive) oil sommelier" was…
"When you get a wine hangover, it's called the grape depression" is a jocular line that has been printed on many posters and ecards. "I hereby rename my hangover the Grape…
"Someone once told me not to bite off more than I could chew. I said I would rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many…
A skating pun is: “Did anyone laugh when you fell while skating?” “No, but the ice made some cracks.” The joke has been cited in print since at least 1948. 6 January 1948, Creston (IA) News…
"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "Be glad to grow old; it's privilege denied to many" was…
Linus Pauling (1901-1994), a winner of both the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize, was indirectly quoted in September 1961: "The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot…
"College Years: The only vacation a boy gets between his mother and his wife" was a popular saying in the 1950s and was a "Daffynition" (jocular or "daffy" definition)…
Jack Welch, the chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001, told Fortune magazine of March 27, 1989 his six rules, one of which was: "If you don't have a competitive…
"Teacherpreneur" (teacher + entrepreneur) is a word that has been popular since at least 2008. The word "teacherpreneurs" has been defined (see the tweet, below, from August 5,…
John Henry Newman (1801-1890), also known as Cardinal Newman, wrote in An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845): "In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is…
"You can't run through a campground. You can only ran because it's past tents" (a pun on "past tense") is a joke that has been printed on posters. "Why can't…