Our work on light bulbs wasn't an arbitrary mandate. We didn't just pick a standard out of the air, or look for a catchy sounding standard like 25 by 2025 not based in science or feasibility. Instead, we worked with both industry and environmental groups to come up with a standard that made sense and was doable.

Meaning: The saying assigns riding in front to the person who hires the horse. It connects the act of arranging or paying for something with precedence in using it.

Meaning: One person may do the work while someone else takes the reward. Notice who prepares an opportunity and who receives the benefit or credit.

Meaning: The saying demands that a person use an ability they possess. Its command to force the unwilling raises a question about responsibility and consent.

Meaning: Another worker can often find something to improve in work already considered finished. The second barber’s remaining task suggests that completion depends on standards and perspective, without proving that earlier work was careless or endless correction is necessary.