"Before something great happens, everything falls apart” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. “@trvpshay: before something great happens, everything falls apart” was posted on Twitter by Nate on September 5, 2013. The saying probably originated from an image.
“Before something great happens, everything falls apart. Just hold on long enough to get through the smoke screen. — Keith Sweat” was posted on Twitter by Dot on December 21, 2013. American singer, songwriter and radio personality Keith Sweat is sometimes credited with the shorter saying, but that had already been in circulation for over three months.
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Nate
@ConMMBM
“@trvpshay: before something great happens, everything falls apart.”
7:07 AM - 5 Sep 2013
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MY
@cedesgotsole
Before something great happens, everything falls apart.
9:49 AM - 5 Sep 2013
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JESS KAT
@IAMJESSKAT
before something great happens, everything falls apart.
12:36 PM - 5 Sep 2013
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Dot. 🐲
@dotlung
Before something great happens, everything falls apart. Just hold on long enough to get through the smoke screen. — Keith Sweat
11:09 PM - 21 Dec 2013 from Los Angeles, CA
Twitter
ノビッコ レイ
@noubikkoray
“Before something great happens, everything falls apart. Just hold on long enough to get through the smoke screen.” — Keith Sweat
4:06 AM - 22 Dec 2013
Ghana Rising
Monday, 26 May 2014
“Before something great happens, everything falls apart.”
(An image of the saying is shown.—ed.)
Paulina says: Here’s to hoping better times are coming to Ghana -Amen.
Posted by Fashion et al at 07:24
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Elephant Journal
September 11, 2016 at 2:00 AM · ·
“Before something great happens, everything falls apart.”
Twitter
GLIZOCK 🌹 Fan
@KeyGlock_1
They say before something great happens to you, everything falls apart
7:27 PM - 12 Nov 2018
25 Motivational Life Quotes To Look To When You’re Ready To Give Up
Jonathan Mui
January 9, 2019
(...)
3. Failure is part of success.
“Before something great happens, everything falls apart.” — Unknown
Twitter
Britt Iwaasa
@brittiwaasa
Pinterest: before something great happens, everything falls apart.
Me: *I think I’m finally about to achieve greatness!*
11:02 PM - 24 Mar 2019
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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