“Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee” (or “Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee”) is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. “Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee” is from American artist Stephanie Piro and has been cited in print since at least 1997.
“Behind every successful person there is a substantial amount of coffee”—the less-popular version—was posted on Twitter on August 12, 2008.
StephaniePiro.com
Meet the Cartoonist!
In 1984, she began the Strip T’s Design Company through which she markets her award-winning T-shirt collection (including her popular cat line), and other products from aprons to place mats, plus her line of gift items for her Cafepress shop.
28 September 1997, Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), Front Row, pg. 13, col. 1:
Signs on the wall state “Give me latte or give me death” and “Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.”
29 September 2000, Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), “The List,” pg. D1:
BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF COFFEE.
- STEPHANIE PIRO
Google Books
Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Women in Business
By Linda Brakeall and Anna Wildermuth
Hawthorn Woods, IL: Hawthorne Press
2001
Pg. 257:
Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.
Stephanie Piro
Twitter
Dorian Dorey đ& ââ
@coffeesister
coffee quote for the day: âBehind every successful [blogger] is a substantial amount of coffee.â ~ Stephanie Piro [edited] (|_|*cheers*|_|)
11:36 AM - 13 May 2008
Twitter
Martin C. Muellerâ
@MartinCMueller
I know, who is going to love this one: âBehind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffeeâ 😉
3:21 AM - 14 Jul 2008
Twitter
Oliver Pitschâ
@ot
behind every successful person there is a substantial amount of coffee! #coffeeoclock
1:29 PM - 12 Aug 2008
Twitter
Dan Harrisâ
@8101harris
Already downed one pot of coffee . Brewing pot 2. Love this - “Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee!”
8:13 AM - 26 Jan 2009
Google Books
The 2,320 Funniest Quotes:
The Most Hilarious Quips and One-Liners from AllGreatQuotes.com
Edited by Tom Corr
Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press
2011
Pg. 120:
Behind every successful woman…is a substantial amount of coffee. â Stephanie Piro
International Business Times
National Coffee Day Quotes 2015: 13 Funny Sayings About Java
BY JULIA GLUM @SUPERJULIA ON 09/28/15 AT 4:11 PM
(...)
âBehind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.â—Stephanie Piro
Google Books
Coffee:
A Drink for the Devil
By Paul Chrystal
Gloucestershire, UK: Amberley Publishing
2016
Pg. ?:
Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.
Stephanie Piro
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.
Recent entries:
•“I read old books because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down” (4/18)
•“I study old buildings because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down” (4/18)
•“Due to personal reasons, I’m still going to be fluffy this summer” (4/18)
•“Do not honk at me. My life is worthless. I will kill us both” (bumper sticker) (4/18)
•Entry in progress—BP16 (4/18)
More new entries...
Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
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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