Alternative form of thanks for coming to my TED Talk

It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).

Alternative form of one could hear a pin drop

Alternative form of no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney

(chiefly US) Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.

It is impossible to change people's habits, traits, or mindset.

It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.

Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink

Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink

One should avoid romantic or sexual relationships in the workplace.